HER BOYFRIEND SAVED HER IN HIS PHONE AS “FREE DINNER”—SO SHE CANCELED HIS BIRTHDAY RESERVATION AND LET HIS CARD GET DECLINED IN FRONT OF EVERYONE

not here,” Sergio said.

Valeria nodded, but she didn’t relax.

She went straight to the bedroom.

The first thing she noticed was the jewelry box—open.

The second was that her grandmother’s necklace was missing.

For a full second, she couldn’t move.

Then she opened the drawer where she kept emergency cash.

Empty.

Sergio appeared in the doorway. “Val?”

She turned continue reading …