R

ension, was standing in my house-had shattered Grandfat

armth I'd ever known in this family. And this painting-he'd asked me, wit

eins. I lunged toward Li

herself between us, shielding her son. H

feelings you have toward me,

her, bewildered

me-at James, I realized-and her v

here. We'll leave as soon as we can." S

don't have to apologize to this bad woman, Mommy.

y h

himself up since the bedroom-no trace of the animal remaine

even though none of this was her fault. Moving into

lly aren't even trying to hide it anymore, are you? Let me gue

ut this nonsense? I told you-I have

m, crouching down to carefully gather the sha

ather Arthur. To me. I have every right to

ed with warning. "And in case you haven't noticed, th

itle. Pull more stunts like tonight, and I

fucking money?" I clutched the portrait to my chest, eyes

them in-fine! Then get ready for me t

irs, clutching the por

ose behind him, and just like that, his atte

hether to feel

against it. Looking down at Grandfather Arthur

andfather. I d

for me. But I don't have the s

es, pulled out my phone, and

a Mit

ed qu

orce papers. I'm l

*

hia blowing up my phone. She'd

Wren? Why the

mother-in-law pul

r. I pressed my fingers to my throbbin

alking her through everyth

been screwing that bitch-why else would he move her in instead of renting th

ould hear her pacing through the phone, practically see her hair standing on en

in court-and she was just as lethal with her mouth out

You believe... it wa

lightly. Sophia cau

nius girl in university-everyone knew your memory was extraordinary. If it weren't for that damn gratitude, y

ret washed over me again. "I sho

o late. You're

dded, even though she couldn'

I've sorted out this divorce-the

knowing the Davis family's influenc

et it done. Start picki

me of the weight from my chest.

mother-in-law l

You're accompanying me