"How did you find us, Vee," Alex asked, licking his upper lips.
"You forget I check on you every midnight. Besides, I saw you sneaking out of the house. I had my suspicion though, but I didn't know you wanted to free Jeff."
Jeff hugged himself as if suddenly cold. If the girl had seen Alex sneaking out of the house, why had she not tried to stop him? He was her puppet, after all. Her errand boy that soils his hands in blood just to please his master. Or was he right? Had she done it for a reason? But what could have been the reason? Was there any excuse in the world to explain the girl's action?
