Kade and Dani followed me down the hall. I opened the door to let the detective inside.

"I've looked through your mother's house," he said. "It was trashed. Whoever broke in went through the place in a rage. There's a significant amount of damage. And it's clear that someone was searching for something. The question is what?"

"I have no idea," I said.

"Well, you'll need to have the locks changed as soon as possible. I'd also suggest that you stay elsewhere," the detective said.

"I'm going to get a hotel room," I replied. "But I'll look through the house before I go. Maybe I can figure out what they took. I stayed there last night."

"I can help," Kade said. "I've been in Laura's home several times."

"That would be great." I turned back to Inspector Greenman. "Can you check with the neighbors to see if any cameras caught anyone on the property?"

"I will do that, but watch your back—all of you," he said, his gaze sweeping across the three of us. "This is a dangerous, unpredictable situation. Call me if anything else happens."

"I don't think you should be here when anything else happens," Dani muttered as Inspector Greenman left. "You're being irrational, Brynn."

"I'm going to check out the house and find a locksmith to come out and change the locks," I said, ignoring her comment. "Then I'll go to a hotel."

"I suppose I can stay long enough to help you with that," Dani said.

I didn't like the paleness of her skin or the stress in her eyes. "I can do it on my own. Please, just go, Dani. I'll feel better if I don't have to worry about you."

"And I'd feel better if I don't have to worry about you," she retorted.

"I can help," Kade offered. "I can call a locksmith and stay with you, Brynn."

"I wouldn't say no to that," I told him, relieved by his generous offer.

Dani frowned. "We know nothing about you, Mr. Beckham."

"Well, you should know you can call me Kade," he drawled. "And you should know your mother trusted me."

"Maybe she made a mistake," Dani said.

"Dani, please," I interrupted. "Everything will be fine. Kade is trying to help. And he knows Mom's house better than either of us. I need him to look around with me."

"Fine. I give up," Dani said. "I'll go, but you take care of this, Brynn, and then you go to a hotel and call me from there. I want a photo of your room."

"Got it. Drive carefully and text me when you get home."