CHAPTER 455

Elijah’s POV

I stared at the dim light of my phone, the message from the former investigators pulsing in my mind. They had contacted me out of the blue after a long time of silence, saying they had a lead on Henry and Julia. I had almost dismissed it as another wild goose chase, but something tugged at me.

I have to follow up every lead, see where it gets me.

When Sophia came home later that evening, I could see the fatigue on her face. She dropped her bag by the door and looked at me with curiosity.

“Hey, what’s got you so tense?” she asked, walking over to where I sat at the kitchen table. “Is it about Henry and Julia?”

I stared at her in surprise. “How did you know?”

“Trevis mentioned it but he didn’t go into any details. What did you find out?”

I explained the situation. “Somebody saw them at a café a few towns over, and heard something suspicious. I want to check it out tomorrow.”

“You really think this will go anywhere? They’re criminals on the run, Elijah. What if you get in o