Charles nodded. "Looks like it." He whipped out his phone and dialed Peter. "Are there any leads on that thing I had you check on?"

"What's up?" Peter grumbled, clearly having been woken up. "This better be good, or you and Sean are on my list for today."

He sounded less than thrilled.

Charles quirked an eyebrow at Sean, a silent question hanging in the air-had he tried to reach Peter too?

Sean just shrugged, and Charles got the message. "So, how's the search for Noelle's family history going?"

past isn't as straightforward as it seems. Everything I've dug up has been tampered with. There's got to be something unique about her background, or else why would anyone

didn't ask me before the holidays, so I figured you

running out of

by blood." That was about all Peter had managed to uncover. "But what's odd is how Samuel and Sebastian treat her. You've seen it too,

"So, Julian and Jade adopting Noelle wasn't by chance.

better off checking out those two old timers instead of having me chase shadows. They're bound to know more than we do Peter suggested with a sharp edge

"What?"

Sebastian, who's also your wife's granddad, has some serious

at Sean, who looked back, totally confused. "Why are you staring

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