ople he'd brought into her life, a trac
he property sale agreement, both ready to go. In her last life, she'd drafte
this
bprint too. Half a million dollars in my account
didn't hesitate at all--she snatched the pen from him and shoved i
ctically grinding
xecution, he signed his name, and Maya grabbed his hand and pr
echanical voice returned, cutting through the room li
' account balance is insufficien
t at all. She'd
-the one asset their marriage had ever produced--was the only thing worth mortgagi
. She always did, through
irus would already be here. This house, this
she and her daughters had suffered in her last
swallowed down the urge to smile. She led her daughters bac
la, listen to me. From today, you don't have a father anymore. In this
. "Mom... is it becaus
heart. It's because we deserve better. Some pe
d Jake anyway--he's always mean to us. If we don't have a
ghter, something aching in her chest. "That's right.
ng excitedly about the freedom waiting on the other side of this. Ivy hated to cut their daydream s
her sister's hand like a little adult, glancing
mpty room. After a long moment, she spoke int
nswered aft
o help you survive the apocalypse--and to keep
id--Aria's scream, Layla's sobbing, the baby
chance, or let the same fate cla
hesitation in her eyes gave w
she said. Her vo
i
and activate the Storage Space. Point it at
rmured. "I've n
a family heirloom. Think of someth
hesitation, pulled open the bottom drawer of her dresser, and foun
r fingers trembled
ly. It only said: [Please estab
wor
house was her inheritance--that it was the house her mother had t
Her parents, long gone, were still watching over her--the same w
at least $1,000. Ti
cold voice
e scanned the room--furniture she'd once chosen
or one held breath, it felt like she'd eras
$400. Remai
price?"
ems are valued a
crossed her f
emptying out around her, and something inside her loosened along with it--her movements growing quic
eftover food from the fridge, everything down to the last item. B
i
e exceeds $50,000. Storage capa
stomach, her voice calm a
days. This location is not safe.
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