Hannah’s eyes flashed with guilt at the mention of the box, but she held her ground. “I don’t know what you’re talking about. I don’t know anyone called Jacqueline.”

“Do you really not know her?” Shane suddenly chimed in, his eyes narrowing.

He scares me the most. He looks at me like he’s capable of having me killed at any moment.

Hannah lowered her face to avoid meeting his gaze. “No, I don’t.”

Sally and Natalie exchanged a glance. “Nat, what do you think? Is she telling the truth?”

Natalie frowned and shook her head.

It only takes a stubborn will to make a lie indiscernible from the truth.

“Shane, what about you?” Natalie looked toward her husband.

Shane did not answer her. Instead, he summoned Silas.

“Mr. Shane,” the latter entered the room promptly and stood at attention.

lie

“Oh, how exciting!” she squealed. “If she

she pointed

screamed, her face

to decide.” Sally cast a contemptuous gaze at

she stared

seconds, Silas returned with the lie

look at it and

chuckle and a vast stride of her long legs, Sally appeared in front of Hannah to block her path of escape. With another swift

bad,” Silas

very pleased with herself as she kept her weight on Hannah against the couch. “Mr. Campbell, would you please place her

my pleasure,” replied Silas with a

of them working quickly, Hannah soon found herself subjected to

would be electrocuted the moment her skin came into contact with

cold metal gingerly, Hannah heaved a huge sigh of relief

done. Ask away.” Shane

boxes to me?” she asked, turning

way that this cold hunk of metal can tell if a human being is lying or not. They’re bluffing

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