ing white light of a private hospital
Blood dripped onto the pristine white sheets. The p
d, his face pale. He held out a tablet. "Sir, the
His jaw was locked tight. "
the name through every database in West Virginia. There is no J
led it across the room. It shattered against the wal
his scar was gone, replaced by a dull ache. His eye
e dropping to a lethal whisper. "Tea
usting trailer park in West Virginia
The DNA results are conclusive," he said, his tone dripping with conde
agher' printed on the lab report. A
und, walked into her cramped trailer,
ugh the massive wrought-iron gates o
aded jeans and a plain black t-shirt. She walke
at rigidly on a velvet sofa. Her eyes r
her voice echoing in the quiet room. "
fered a tight, fake smile. Her
fireplace in a custom couture dress, co
es. She walked straight toward the sofa and stopped t
" Helen said. Her voice was ice.
le. She gripped her pearl necklace.
e turned to the head butler standing fr
t. Helen's eyes held a deadliness that made his knees wea
"Mom, she's a feral animal! How can
est room at the end of the hall. She
tared down at the manicured la
to the glass, her fingernails digging into her palms
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