Sirens in the Rain
Chapter 04 - Sirens in the Rain
Grant’s confidence vanished.
Rose looked nothing like the glamorous woman from the secret calls. Her hair was soaked, her face pale, and fear shook every breath. She held up both hands while an investigator took the black device from Grant.
“It was not meant to hurt anyone,” Rose said. “It was supposed to burn the paper records hidden beneath the grave covering.”
“You changed Sarah’s medication,” Claire said. “You helped him make her sick.”
Rose lowered her eyes. “I did. Then I learned he planned to kill me after the trust transferred. Sarah found me first.”
The truth came out in fragments. From protective custody, Sarah showed Rose proof that Grant had purchased a one-way ticket under her name and a second life insurance policy on her. Terrified, Rose agreed to cooperate. She kept sending romantic messages while investigators traced Grant’s money and recorded his threats.
Grant pointed at her. “You lying—”
An officer forced his hands behind his back.
Marked police cars entered the cemetery. Guests stepped away from Grant. The man who had arrived like an owner now stood in the rain with mud on his knees and handcuffs around his wrists.
Claire cared about only one thing. “Where is Sarah?”
Detective Elena Brooks looked at Robert before answering. “She was being moved this morning. There was a security breach at the safe house.”
Noah began to cry. “Is she hurt?”
“We don’t know. Her transport stopped responding twenty minutes ago.”
Grant smiled for the third time.
Claire stepped toward him. “What did you do?”
“Nothing,” he said. “But I told one person where she would be.”
Rose went rigid. “Who?”
Grant leaned closer as officers pulled him away. “Your brother.”
Rose’s brother, Mason, had worked as Grant’s driver for years. The black SUV at the gate belonged to him.
Officers rushed toward it, but the driver’s seat was empty. A broken phone lay on the wet ground beside fresh tire tracks leading down a service road.
Then Claire’s phone rang.
The caller ID showed SARAH.
She answered with shaking hands. At first, there was only static. Then Sarah whispered, “Claire, listen carefully. Mason has the children’s school address. He thinks they are still there.”
“They’re with me,” Claire said. “You’re safe.”
“No,” Sarah replied. “He has someone else.”
A child screamed in the background.
Lily looked up, terrified. “That’s my best friend, Sophie.”
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The call ended.
Claire stared at the dark screen. Grant had lost the money, so he had chosen revenge.
