CHAPTER 73

CARMEN

“Dave, what are you doing with Jasper’s phone? Please tell me it’s not what I think it is,” I said, shaking my head as panic settled inside my stomach.

“I need you to come back home. We should all settle this when everybody is home, right? You don’t have to worry about sleeping here. I’ll drive you back to where you are when we’re done,” he said with his eerily calm voice once again, ignoring my question.

“Where is Jasper?” I asked as I fished for my purse and walked out of the room and into the living room to find Terri and tell her that I would be back soon.

“He’s right here with me,” Dave answered.

“Don’t do anything you’re going to regret later. I’ll be right there,” I told him and hung up when I found Terri sitting and reading something to Mariah to get her to fall asleep.

“Hi, Terri. I was just… I’m going back to the house, but I’ll be right back,” I was quick to tell her that I would be back due to the panic that came across her face when I told her that I would be headi