d Ace exactly where she had left him, sitting quietly
looked clean. He sat there like a dormant predat
e day and mentally calculated her budget for the we
They ate in silence, but it wasn't a
he name "Dad" flashed on the scre
dn't called her once since sh
ated, the
e. Now." His voice was impati
t?" she as
ster, Laura. Just g
e pale. Ace watched her, his expres
er's death, and something in her needed to see that house one last time-to
he told Ace. "Stay he
she was gone, Gideon Camacho pulled out his phone. A small red do
the house she once called home, a modest
e showed no warmth, only disdain. "You finally d
one from the hallway walls-replaced by Laura's head
half-sister Laura were sitting on the couch. A
he said
the armchair opp
bracing
dripping with acid. "I hear you fo
none of your business,
is auditioning for a very important role. She needs money for networki
disbelief. "You called
to be a big star. I need fifty thousand dollars. That's nothing fo
s in prison for three years. My license is gone. I'm a sanitation w
have savings! You just don't want to
as in prison? Did you send me a
erer!" Walter finally spoke, his voice thick
ra's heart sank into a cold, dark
money," she said, standing up
lock her path. She looked at him-and felt nothing.
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