Laughter. Shouts. Words tumbling over each other. Another swallow of whiskey. The glass clinked in the solitary toast of someone who would rather sink than face the truth.

Celina snapped the video off with a sharp click. Her heart pounded like a drum out of rhythm inside her chest. She dropped the phone onto the couch and stood up abruptly.

“Celi?” Gabriel called again, moving toward her.

But she didn’t answer. She walked straight down the hall, her steps hard against the wooden floor, disappea