r worst fear been realized? Had Richard gotten to them because of some sick need to punish her? So many other questions swirled. If Mr. O'Brien was having an affair,could that be

f the news until Melissa could disappear. Speaking of which,it was almost time to meet him. If she didn't show at their rendezvous point,he'd start looking for her a

so she could grab her sleeping infant and run. A wave of guilt assaulted her at thinking how much Colin had missed_how much he would miss_of

m from fighting for custody. Once things settled down,the ranch would be an obvious

ht possibility that Richard could've been involved. "Like I said,I'm

der of how dangerous Richard could be. A thought struck. Could she leav

olin it would be too easy to put the pieces together. Until Richard was safely locked away or

ned to them

with both him and Mom in the car. Something felt off to Tommy so he ran

d they be poisoned?" Melissa's h

both of them. Mom had hosted their annual party for local artists e

Angelina would never know her grandparents. There was always some small part of Melissa wishing things would magically work out and she and Colin would end

in their systems or what the motive for murder could be", Colin Said.

out his father and that would crush him. She still could scarcely believe that the man would have an affair. She'd argued with Richard, putting up more of a fight than she knew bett

If someone had told her that she'd be able to sell that lie a year ago she would've laughed. Finding out

from than she had ever known existed inside her. Angelin

. Being with Colin again was taking a toll on her,body,soul and mind. She was grateful that Angelina w