k later, not a discussi

ouch, Victoria beside him, he

found this place, Tranquil Pathways. It's a sho

... well, she needs some help

voice tight. "To her father abandoning

one is abandoning anyone. We just want what' s best for L

f I were t

I said, trying to keep calm. "And

You're always so defensive, so aggressive. The people at th

. Always

you and Lily up tomorrow morning. It's for a few weeks, maybe a

pered, looking at Lily, who wa

this, or I' ll have to discuss custody. And with your recen

in the air, heav

ly, a small, triumpha

black car with tin

nt men helped u

my hand, her s

t want to go,"

ied, trying to sound reassuri

, hours into the r

wns, just trees

gate, a stark sign: "Tranqu

like a prison t

ng man met us

s eyes were cold

said, his voice devoid of warm

t rule:

ok mine and Lily's sma

her expression blank. "

s eerily qui

r felt

us down a long,

tions," he announced. "Lily will go wit

ily away gent

at me, her eye

om

," I called out, trying to k

unreadable. "Cooperation is ke

ent had