und. When Finley pushed the door open, the scene in th
aron, was perched on the edge of the sofa, wringing her hands. Her half-sister, Kaylee, sixteen and already fluent
ood by the fireplace, a smug,
n," Dozier said, his voice d
s fixed on the hallway that led to h
smelled of stale beer and cheap cologne. "Come on, Finley. Don't be like
ausea rolled through her. She sidestepped
slammed a hand down on the arm of his chair. "I
The point o
ers closing around the folded piece of paper. She pulled it out and threw it onto the
le," she said, her voice clear a
le
to her mouth, her eyes wide with disbelief. Kaylee actually
table, his brow furrowed as he unfolded it. He stared at it
ving the paper in the air. "You forged a government documen
mumbled the name, a flicker of recognition in his eyes that he couldn't quite
e table as if it were garbage. "You met some guy and married him on the sa
them to be angry. She hadn't expecte
g for the first time. "We registered at City
ut the undertone was pure accusation. "Lying to us like this? Maki
's lungs. She looked at her mother, at this woman who was supposed to p
arguing. Words meant
said, her voice flat. She t
e." His eyes were hard, glinting with a new, vicious idea. "If
a look. A sile
grin spread across his face as he on
tarting to hammer in thick, pai
cold as ice. "Showing you who your husband is. S
nal. They were going to have him force h
mother was staring at the floor, her shoulders shaking. Kaylee was
crooned, taking a step toward he
wall. There was nowhere left to go. He was
ne. Her hand shot into her purse, fumbling for
ross the screen. She found the contact
sb
ed the phone against her ear, prayin
icked. It w
, it was
eady voice was the most beaut
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