ing white light of a private hospital

Blood dripped onto the pristine white sheets. The p

d, his face pale. He held out a tablet. "Sir, the

His jaw was locked tight. "

the name through every database in West Virginia. There is no J

led it across the room. It shattered against the wal

his scar was gone, replaced by a dull ache. His eye

e dropping to a lethal whisper. "Tea

usting trailer park in West Virginia

The DNA results are conclusive," he said, his tone dripping with conde

agher' printed on the lab report. A

und, walked into her cramped trailer,

ugh the massive wrought-iron gates o

aded jeans and a plain black t-shirt. She walke

at rigidly on a velvet sofa. Her eyes r

her voice echoing in the quiet room. "

fered a tight, fake smile. Her

fireplace in a custom couture dress, co

es. She walked straight toward the sofa and stopped t

" Helen said. Her voice was ice.

le. She gripped her pearl necklace.

e turned to the head butler standing fr

t. Helen's eyes held a deadliness that made his knees wea

"Mom, she's a feral animal! How can

est room at the end of the hall. She

tared down at the manicured la

to the glass, her fingernails digging into her palms