lled up to the grand entranc

the steps holding an umbrella. She opened the

trench coat, a small clear bandage c

ps and pushed open th

d dead in

er for three years was gone. In its place sto

he main living room.

were gone. Everything had been replaced with sterile, beige, mini

, her voice dangerous

ed it, ma'am. He said the house needed

vision swa

e, tinkling melody drifted down f

She ran down the hall and shoved open the

down on the silk rug, w

hung a heavy, flaw

The only physical thing Bridg

strides. She grabbed Pippa by th

o come in here?

ff Pippa's neck, clutching the co

elf on the floor and started w

olda rushed into the room, wearing

d Pippa into her chest, looking up a

ed out. "Jayson said she could

. He took one look at the crying child and the cow

r damn mind? She doesn't have a father, and

nd shook with rage. "This is my mot

nal space, towering over her. "You're delusional. The c

my locked room!"

voice booming. "Golda apologized. Yo

hting was so blatant, so suffocat

me," Bridge

grabbed Bridget's arm, trying to yank her

arm out of his gras

mper. He shoved he

pped on the silk ru

eak her fall. It landed directly on the shattere

ss sliced deep

oled on the floor, s