st the cool wood of th

e she used when she wanted something. "That old hag who bumped into you? I had security take care

man, who I recognized as Gabrielle' s sn

t construction worker, Gabby?" Moll

fed, a sound s

t to see if I could make someone like that fall for me. He's

g out from under me. My husband. A game. My mother,

dining room door opened. Molly walked out, laughing to herself as she

in. The conversation inside con

ing, tracing a finger down Ethan's arm. "It was for that custom suit

d dollars. Our sa

Ethan said, pulling Gabrielle

him. "I'll have Daddy buy this whole

ng in my head. I felt a wave of nausea so strong I had to grip the wall to keep from fall

e smell of antiseptic. The doctor, a tired-look

ht, I'm D

a small, wind

ken, they're crushed. We found bone fragments in the wounds, but not the lar

eyes full of

achment is impossible. She will ne

t feel real. Im

, wide with terror, darted around the room. When she sa

hands! Don't let them feed the piece

her uninjured arm. "Mom, it's

hid the doctor's words from her, the devastating

t me, her mind still clinging t

er. "Please, son. She's already so stressed about the mon

ot of pure, cold hatred. I n

omise

one buzzed. A te

1942 and some limes to the Fo