“Okay, let’s go talk to Parker.” I ushered them out of the small space, closing the door behind us. The next hour flew by. We’d checked camera footage but didn’t have the right angles to catch whoever had jumped the fence and left the note on Caelyn’s SUV. Before long, what felt like the entire sheriff’s department swarmed my property, looking for clues. Kenna, Bell, Crosby, and Ford showed up once Caelyn called to let them know what was going on. Kenna and Bell were a godsend, taking the kids upstairs to cuddle and watch a movie. Will hadn’t wanted to go but when I mouthed, “Please. Look out for them,” he’d gone without another word of argument.

I kept Caelyn in my arms, unable to let her go. Somehow, I reasoned that if I just kept touching her, it would be impossible for her to come to any harm. She stood quietly, her back pressed to my front, and hadn’t said more than a handful of words since we’d sent the kids upstairs. I pressed my lips to her hair, breathing her in. “Do you need anything?”

She shook her head, turning in my arms so her cheek was pressed to my chest. “Just you.”

“You’ve got me. Always.”

Her hands fisted in my shirt. “Thank you,” she whispered.

Ford tapped away on the screen of his phone. “My friend’s security company is supposed to do the install today, right?”

I muttered a curse. “Yeah.” I’d completely forgotten.

“Do you still want him to come?” Ford asked.

I scanned the property around us, seeing most of the law enforcement officials heading for their vehicles. I couldn’t imagine anyone would be working much longer. There couldn’t be a piece of the property they hadn’t investigated. I waved Parker over. “I’m supposed to have new security going in this afternoon. And given the circumstances, I really don’t want to cancel that install.”

Parker rubbed a hand over his jaw. “Understandable. It shouldn’t be a problem. Unfortunately, we haven’t found much.”

A muscle in my cheek ticked. Were we going to find anything before it was too late? I held Caelyn a bit tighter but kept my gaze fixed on Parker. “What were you coming by for anyway?”

“Hell, I almost forgot. A print came back on the first note. The one Caelyn found on her SUV outside the store.”

She stiffened in my arms. “Whose?”

Parker pulled out his phone and brought up a mug shot. “Darryl Kidman. He look familiar?”

Caelyn studied his face carefully, and I did the same. He was thin, cheeks almost sunken in but covered with a beard. Brown hair and eyes. Nothing about him was in any way remarkable. Nothing that said he was capable of threatening the people I loved most in this world.