Samantha immediately contacted the detective handling the fraud investigation and preserved the call details and my account of the conversation.
I wanted to believe Courtney had simply spoken carelessly.
That fear had made her say something terrible.
But for the first time since Lucas’s funeral, I couldn’t shake the feeling that his death might not have been an accident.
Chapter 7: The Highway Camera
Eleven days after Amelia’s birth, Detective Mark Reynolds visited me at the hospital.
My daughter was still receiving neonatal care, although her doctors were increasingly optimistic.
I had finally been able to hold her against my chest.
I was beginning to feel human again.
Then Reynolds sat across from me.
“We’ve reopened certain questions surrounding your husband’s collision.”
My throat tightened.
“Did someone cause it?”
“We’re investigating that possibility.”
He explained that the original accident report described Lucas’s vehicle leaving the road after an apparent loss of control.
