ople he'd brought into her life, a trac

he property sale agreement, both ready to go. In her last life, she'd drafte

this

bprint too. Half a million dollars in my account

didn't hesitate at all--she snatched the pen from him and shoved i

ctically grinding

xecution, he signed his name, and Maya grabbed his hand and pr

echanical voice returned, cutting through the room li

' account balance is insufficien

t at all. She'd

-the one asset their marriage had ever produced--was the only thing worth mortgagi

. She always did, through

irus would already be here. This house, this

she and her daughters had suffered in her last

swallowed down the urge to smile. She led her daughters bac

la, listen to me. From today, you don't have a father anymore. In this

. "Mom... is it becaus

heart. It's because we deserve better. Some pe

d Jake anyway--he's always mean to us. If we don't have a

ghter, something aching in her chest. "That's right.

ng excitedly about the freedom waiting on the other side of this. Ivy hated to cut their daydream s

her sister's hand like a little adult, glancing

mpty room. After a long moment, she spoke int

nswered aft

o help you survive the apocalypse--and to keep

id--Aria's scream, Layla's sobbing, the baby

chance, or let the same fate cla

hesitation in her eyes gave w

she said. Her vo

i

and activate the Storage Space. Point it at

rmured. "I've n

a family heirloom. Think of someth

hesitation, pulled open the bottom drawer of her dresser, and foun

r fingers trembled

ly. It only said: [Please estab

wor

house was her inheritance--that it was the house her mother had t

Her parents, long gone, were still watching over her--the same w

at least $1,000. Ti

cold voice

e scanned the room--furniture she'd once chosen

or one held breath, it felt like she'd eras

$400. Remai

price?"

ems are valued a

crossed her f

emptying out around her, and something inside her loosened along with it--her movements growing quic

eftover food from the fridge, everything down to the last item. B

i

e exceeds $50,000. Storage capa

stomach, her voice calm a

days. This location is not safe.