Chapter 281

Keane cleared his throat, pretending to be serious. "If I had to guess, she's probably at Absolute Zero—Mr. Blackwell's place." Valerie had her own circle in Windmere, though a small one. From what Keane's research had turned up, she only spent time with two people—Lucinda and Everett. Everett was a mystery. He wasn't a local, yet he'd built a name for himself in Windmere with remarkable ease. His bar was packed every night, and his influence in the city's nightlife scene ran deep. If Keane could put those pieces together, so could Lucius. "Turn the car around," Lucius ordered Silas. "We're going to Absolute Zero." Keane hesitated before speaking. "Mr. White, don't take this the wrong way, but Ms. Collins never really seems that into you." They'd been living together for a while now, and Valerie had always done as she pleased. She'd never treated the marriage as something real. It completely overturned what Keane had believed about her. At first, he thought her indifference was