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.

the lie detector,” Shane

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

she

no!” Hannah screamed, her face pale

to decide.”

Instead, she stared at

returned

at it and sprang to her

block her path of escape. With another swift movement, Sally

bad,” Silas

as she kept her weight on Hannah against the couch. “Mr.

be my pleasure,”

two of them working quickly, Hannah soon found herself subjected to a polygraph

had thought that she would be electrocuted the moment her skin came

the cold metal gingerly, Hannah heaved a huge sigh of relief as the lie detector did not

Ask away.”

deliver the boxes to me?” she asked, turning to face Hannah,

of metal can tell if a human

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