He shook his head. “Not yet. We’re still investigating. But there’s something else.” He paused, looking at Emily with a gentle smile. “Emily, sweetie, can you tell us more about what scared you?”

Emily hesitated, her small brow furrowed in thought. “It had big eyes,” she said finally. “And it made a funny noise.”

Big eyes? A funny noise? My mind raced, trying to piece the puzzle together. Could it have been some kind of large bird or a wild animal that wandered into Nathan’s yard? But how did it get so close to Emily without Nathan noticing?