Allegra said, her voice heavy with worry. “It could be an emergency. I’ll follow your car.”I was almost out the door by the time I heard the word ‘emergency’. A black sedan was parked in front of the cafe, a man in a chauffeur’s uniform standing at the rear. When he saw me, he opened the door and stood aside to let me in.“Miss Montgomery.”My heart clenched into a fist. “Is Jacob okay?” Allegra was beside me and while neither of us were ready for a ‘no’ answer, we held our breath, preparing ourself for whatever might come out of the man’s mouth.His squirrely eyes darted between us. His appearance did not calm my nerves. His legs trembled and he kept licking his bottom lip, like he was harboring some terrible secret.“Mr. Whitmore,” he began ominously, volume lowered to the point that Allegra and I had to move closer just to hear him, “Is perfectly fine.”Allegra and I exchanged looks of confusion.I turned back to him. “If Jacob is okay, why are you here?”“I was sent to pick you up and take you to him,”
