CHAPTER 43

Mrs. Brand has been in an accident. The sentence kept replaying itself over and over again in Elliot’s mind. In truth, she wasn’t Mrs. Brand—yet. When Mandy had been rushed to the hospital, she kept repeating Elliot’s name to the medical team that was assisting her.

Mandy didn’t have any identification; her driver’s license had been in her purse along with her wallet and other forms of identification. They had assumed that he was her husband, after all, she wanted him...