persons.
Her breath caught.
“Mark,” she said, turning the screen toward him. “Look.”
It was a sun-faded photo of a boy around ten.
Same eyes.
Same face, before life hollowed it out.
Next to him: a skinny stray pup with oversized ears.
EVAN HALE — Missing Since Age 10 — Presumed Deceased
The room went quiet.
Not shocked quiet.
Respectful quiet.
The kind that happens when reality slams into you and you realize you almost made a mistake you can’t undo.
Evan closed his
