study. She leaned her forehead a
Bang
muffled by the heavy oak, but the fury was clea
on the rug. She sat down in the leather chair and looked at the framed
she didn't make a sound. She wiped
genuinely believed she was hiding Aiden. In his twisted
son family who couldn't be manipulated
past Ellwood's name and found the numb
d call. It
ravelly, but carried the weight
d. She took a breath, forcing the wor
What's
Harder than signing the death certificate. "
tched over the line. She could hear the tic
ing with a mixture of shock and rising anger. "The doc
er voice flat. "Or they were
. The grief was already transformin
ck tonight. Celebrating her son's recovery. He thinks
glass shattering. Dennison was roaring, a sound
"I will handle this. You stay put. Do
ne wen
since she had left the hospital, a tiny sliver
less than
Ellwood's name fla
pressing the p
scream. "How dare you? How dare you drag
one away from her ear,
" he yelled. "You hid my son to punish me, and now you're lying
throat. It came out hollow, bri
y, Ellwood," she said. Her
wenty-four hours! You bring Aiden back, or I will destroy the
g back a dead c
" he roared, and th
the window. Down below, on the street, she could see the black
nder hous
oto again. He was lying in a cold morgue drawer, waiting
ught he was a pawn
stay there. She would
in. She didn't call Ellwood
d the fun
enwood Cemetery. I don't care about the cost. I want the b
nd she was going to make sure th
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