My daughter vanished after a fishing trip with her father—one year later, what I discovered inside his tackle box made me go completely still.

here for a statement. I’m here for my daughter.”

Her expression softened. “Sophie is here. She’s physically stable, but she still has anxiety and memory gaps from the accident.”

“Does she know I’m here?”

“We’re reviewing Sophie’s file now.”

“Not yet. We wanted to prepare her.”

“No.”

The counselor blinked. “No?”

“My daughter spent a year believing I didn’t continue reading …