rned from seeing Liam, her stepmother had been in a rage, screaming about the shame Ava

t of her ached. But the physical pain was nothing compared to the worry

ead, and made her way back to her grandmother's buildi

Rose was on the floor, a pool of dark

screamed, rushi

open. She was trying to speak,

ood still on her clothes. The world felt silent and empty, except for the hatred that was starting to bu

elp her now. Even after everything, a

ble. When he saw her, his face clouded over. He finished his call and looked at

now,

andmother... she's in the ICU. I think my stepmother

e on his lips. "A lawyer? Can you afford my f

id, her voice tremblin

kinds of disputes," he said dismiss

eyes pleading with him. "If it was some stranger, someone who cou

ate. "Of course

her everything she needed to know. To him,