Chapter 13

Tristan couldn't bring himself to consider the worst possibility. He pulled out his phone and called Steven again. "Find out where Annabel is right now. Use every connection we have. I don't care what it takes. Just find her." Steven's response came instantly. For a moment, all he could hear was the tapping of keys on a keyboard. Tristan had never felt time pass so slowly. Moments later, Steven's hesitant voice came through. "Mr. Morse, Ms. Norton's identity records have been erased." Deactivated? Why would Annabel suddenly choose to erase her identity? What exactly had happened while he was away? Tristan's eyelashes trembled. Without realizing it, his hand had clenched so tightly that it turned pale. A sharp pain in his palm brought him back to his senses. There might be a clue about Annabel's whereabouts hidden inside the necklace. He spun around and rushed into his study, pulling up the recording. But the moment it played, everything in his mind went blank. On screen, Ca