I understood why he wanted to protect me, but I could not excuse his secrecy.
He had created a fake trip, disappeared without explanation, and left me alone inside a dangerous mystery.
He admitted that he had been reckless.
“I thought I could finish what your father started,” he said.
“You nearly became another victim.”
“I know.”
“And you allowed me to believe you might have been responsible.”
His eyes lowered.
“I never imagined Amos would send the flowers to the house.”
Daniel had expected to follow Amos, gather evidence, and return before I ever knew what was happening. Instead, Amos captured him and took him to the cabin.
The bouquet was delivered shortly afterward.
At first, I believed it had been meant for me because my name was on the order.
But the flowers were not truly about me.
They were a message for Daniel.
One hundred yellow roses symbolised the final stage.
Three red marks represented the three original victims.
Amos wanted Daniel to know that he understood what Daniel had discovered—and that he intended to make him disappear too.
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