Vanished In The Mist (A Mystic Lake Mystery) by Lena Diaz

Author:Lena Diaz [Diaz, Lena]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2025-09-25T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Shanna threaded her way through the still-crowded restaurant while Kaden finished briefing Dawson on the other side of the room. The chief had asked everyone to stay, so his recently arrived deputies, Christopher Collier and Liza Fletcher, could interview them as potential witnesses. But Shanna couldn’t seem to locate the people she wanted to speak to.

“Hey, everything okay?” Kaden stopped beside her.

“I guess so, except that I can’t find Peyton, Sam, or Jack. Do you know whether they were already interviewed?”

He motioned toward Collier and Fletcher, sitting at a table near the French doors. “They’ve only spoken to a few people so far. I don’t remember seeing the ones you mentioned over there yet. But I was speaking to Dawson, so I could have missed them. I wanted to give you an update about the search by your cabin. Nothing was found. No indications that anyone had been in those woods anytime recently.”

“That’s a relief. I guess. Honestly, I’d rather know for sure where Troy is these days rather than him being in the wind. But as long as he’s not here in Mystic Lake, that’s good.”

“I’d feel better if you stick close to me for now on. It’s not just Troy that we need to be on guard against, it’s whoever is terrorizing this town.”

“No need to convince me. I’m happy to have a tall, buff man as my bodyguard.”

He grinned. “And I’m happy to keep an eye on you.”

She smiled and motioned toward the chief, who was talking to one of the potential witnesses. “Has Dawson gotten any updates about Jessica?”

“Not yet. He already notified the family. They live close by and are on their way to the hospital right now. He’ll text me once he hears anything on her condition.”

“Good. Are we free to leave?” she asked. “He doesn’t need to question us further?”

“We can go. You have somewhere specific in mind?”

“Talking to the remaining members of the popular clique is near the top of my list. But I’d like to see the Jerichos first. They deserve to be updated about what happened here in case the rumors start up about connections to Tristan, and then potentially to Tanya. I don’t want them caught off guard like when they were told by the police that we were here working their daughter’s case.”

“You have their address?”

“I’m hoping they haven’t moved since last spring, when Tanya went missing. I programmed their address from the police files into my phone for when it came time to go see them. It’s time.”

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