Chapter Forty One

Reed leaned forward, his eyes fixed intently on Daisy as he awaited her response.

The air between them crackled with tension, each moment stretching out like an eternity as Daisy weighed her options.

"So what happened to him? Where is Ralph?"

Reed pressed his voice was steady but his heart raced, his voice firm but tinged with urgency.

Daisy's gaze bore into him, suspicion etched in her features. "You a cop or something?" she shot back.

Reed shook his head. "No," he said, locking eyes with her. "I just need answers. I just need to know what happened to him."

Daisy studied him for a moment, her expression guarded, before finally relenting, her fingers twisted in her lap. "Timmy," she began, "or at least that's what he told us his name was, came to the barn looking for a job," she began, her voice love. “Billy didn't see a problem—needed the manpower. So we hired Timmy."

Reed leaned against a nearby post, the night air cool against his skin. "Last week," Daisy continued, "Billy found ou
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