529: Dangerous Trust

As Emma and Anna returned from their afternoon outing, Emma was deep in thought, piecing together the disturbing information Anna had shared. It was more than just a casual disclosure; it was a desperate plea for help cloaked in a confession. "Clarke Zodiac and Teddy his son, are both heavily involved in something terrible with their mother. It's hard to digest," Emma murmured, her mind racing with the implications of what that might mean for her own safety. Anna nodded, her expression solemn. "When their mother found out about her illness, it was already too late. Cancer had taken too much from her. But the worst part wasn't the disease; it was how her sons treated her. They fed her a steady diet of drugs to kept her sedated, unaware of the horrors they subjected her to." Emma felt a chill as she listened. The depths of depravity some could stoop to always surprised her, no matter how often she encountered it in her line of work. "Three days ago, Clarke Zodiac gave me something—sl