Chapter 72

As Daniel pushed open the door, we all expected to see Chase, the impostor, sitting on the bed or standing by the window. But what we saw left us all stunned.

The room was empty.

Completely and utterly empty.

My mother's eyes scanned the room, her brow furrowed in confusion. "Where is he?" she whispered.

Daniel took a step forward, his eyes scanning the space as if expecting Chase to materialize out of thin air. "I don't understand," he muttered. "He was just here."

I felt a wave of panic wash over me. Where had Chase gone? Had he escaped? And why?

The real Chase, who had been standing behind us, stepped forward, his eyes scanning the room. "This is impossible," he muttered. "He can't just vanish into thin air."

Their words went over my head as my mind reeled with the fact that he was right here one second, and wasn’t here the next. He hadn’t left the house. His window was closed, and even if –hypothetically– he had jumped out the window, he would have sustained serious injuries becau