ate, a monument to old money and political power. The event was supposedly for a children' s hospital, but

ith me. I couldn't leave him with a sitter, not when he was so anxious, and Sabrina ha

fe distance from the crowds. I watched him every second I

t overcoming adversity. He didn't mention me or Leo, but he spoke of "

eard the

my tray. The glasses shattered on the marble floo

ed on the wet marble edge. His head h

ed into the water, pulling his small, limp

f my terror, I saw Ethan. He was still on the stage, looking down at

saw him smile. A small, fleeting smile. He said something

the sympathy vote

eartbeat-it all faded to a dull roar. That one sentence confirmed everything. The

an "unfortunate event." A convenient t

one. The words didn't register. I was in a gla

I overheard the final confirmation. Ethan and Dav

id. "Solidifies your story. The grieving father, alre

, all business. "No emotion from me. I don't remember him.

tered into dust. He wasn't just a liar. He was a monster. A

in her place, something else began to stir. Somethin

hing from me. My lo

take everyt