Chapter Twenty Seven

Riley

I've been sitting here in a dase this entire time as I slowly piece together all of the information that Julia is giving us and whereas before I had my suspicions about being Nina's dad now I do not doubt that I am. There are too many things that add up, too many things that ring true. There's no way all of this can be coincidental, even if the timeline falls a little out of place.

I'm dragged from my thoughts by raised voices and the moment Mario looks like he is about to touch Julia I'm out of my chair and in front of her. Mario is my brother-in-law and I've never had a reason not to have trust him in that way but my reaction says something else, the fact that Josh also does the same also has me a little on edge.

Then I feel my blood drain when Julia accuses Mario of killing Nina. "He what?" the words fly out of Josh's mouth before I've even finished thinking. Mario looks livid at her words but still, I can't shake this feeling that it's not all as it seems. " I never touche