Page 58 of One Wild Ride

I immediately pulled back the side table to check where I saw her reach back on the video. There was nothing there but some dust. I removed the lamp and pulled out the drawer but everything was fine.

That’s when I turned to under the bed. I got on my back and scooted as far under the bed as possible. I tried to find anything unusual but only felt the wood frame and box spring. Twisting my head, something metal caught my eye.

I reached over and pulled it toward me. Scooting out I stood to get a better look at it in the light. Holding it up I knew immediately what it was.

“My lucky charm necklace. You found it. I was wondering if I lost it here,” Aria said as she walked over to take the simple gold heart charm.

“You did?”

She nodded studying the gold jewelry. “Yeah, I even searched your room about a month ago to see if I could find it but couldn’t.”

Aria threw her arms around me. “Thank you, Alex. This may not look like much but the necklace is very important to me.”

I stroked her head as I gazed out my door. “Then it’s a good thing I found it.”

Or I would have let the wrong person go.

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