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I arched a brow at that revelation.
“How the hell am I supposed to save him from cancer? If the bastard discharged himself to go and slit his wrists in private, well, he did the world a favor, didn’t he?”
“You’re a heartless bastard, Aidan,”Elizabeth growled. “You didn’t have any men guarding him?”
“Not my job.”
“You made a deal.”
Just when shit was starting to get interesting, I heard the crackle of the intercom, and I pulled my AirPod away from my ear to stop the recording.
“Who is this?”
“My name’s Conor O’Donnelly.”
“Of the Five Points’ O’Donnellys?”
“Yes.”
I arched a brow at the formal question, but for whatever reason, that had the gates opening.
As I started the engine, I drove down a manicured lane that was obsessively neat and found myself approaching the house where a slender woman was waiting in the driveway. Her blonde hair bobbed around her shoulders as she stepped over to my car once I’d parked.
“I’m Lily Lancaster,” she greeted, leaning over to speak with me through the driver’s window.
“Is there a reason I can’t get out?” I questioned, gaze flickering over to the house. “Is she in there but doesn’t want to see me?”
Lily blinked then wafted a dismissive hand. “No. My partner is very protective. If you go inside, it will start a whole argument about why you’re here, and I have better things to be doing with him than soothing his ruffled ego.”
“Your man’s Link, isn’t he?”
She didn’t like that I knew that, but she nodded all the same. “He’s got the flu right now, and he’s a very bad patient. I don’t need this to add to his stress.”
Nose crinkling, I pulled back. “You might be contagious,” I accused.
Her lips curved. “I did the smart thing and had the flu shot. He didn’t.”
Uneasy, I muttered, “Where’s Star?”
“That’s why I agreed to speak with you. I don’t know. I was hoping you did. She mentions you a lot—”
“She left?” I ground out, interrupting her.
“She did.” Lily frowned. “The only person who knows where she went is her foster daughter.”
“Kati knows?”
“Well, we assume so. She’s the only one who isn’t worried.”
“She left her behind?” At Lily’s confirmation, a bad feeling spread throughout me. A little like blood poisoning, I could feel its necrotic crawl through my system. “Star would never do that.”
“I’m afraid you’ll find she did,” Lily replied softly.
I cast her a look, saw her sympathetic expression, and gritted my teeth. “Did she give no clue about where she went?”
“No. But she’s been acting strangely ever since she got her casts removed.”
“That was months ago.” At the beginning of the damn year!
