d, two men positioned fir

hoked out. "You can't

ly in his arms. He nodded once to the guard, who eased hi

gers. He pulled out a folded, crumpled piece

egal papers! I adopted her! She was a stray,

e stared at the dirty paper in En

e SUVs. He was the Barrett family's lead attorney. He

sses. He scanned the docume

e internet. The signature is forged, there is no notary stamp, and it

hief!" he screamed, pointing a bandaged finger at

ded frantically. "She's trouble!

evieve, and then walked toward Enoch with slow, deliberate steps. When he stop

small voic

one l

eve's arms. Her voice was quiet, but i

d at Silas. "He made me sleep in the woodshed. He

bruises on her collarbone. "He

more heartbreaking than any outburst. It was the voice of a

e tighter, her tear

when it came, was very quiet. "You

e report is filed immediately. I want every agency involv

in. A guard stepped forward

er down. Genevieve hesitated,

ok the fake adoption paper from his han

paper in half. Then she ripped it again, and

pieces of paper flutter

aid quietly. "This is just th

Gus. She looked at Clare and started to b

ned her g

hard, throwing his hands over his head. He pr

but the Pruitt family now understood: the little girl in the expensive coa

. Seize the land under the existing liens. I want

blet. His fingers flew acr

toward the warm, idling SUV. She di