OLIVIAI poured a cup of tea, my hands shaking. The house was silent, too silent. No more sounds of Samuel running around. Just quiet. The kind of quiet that makes you feel like something’s wrong, even when nothing’s happening.The door opened. Nick’s mother walked in, her clothes covered in blood—blood that wasn’t hers. She looked like she’d just come from a fight, like she’d been in the middle of something dangerous. Her hair was messy, her face pale, and she stumbled like she didn’t know where she was.I froze. “Why did you come here like this?” I snapped, my voice sharp. I didn’t mean to sound so angry, but the sight of her like that—it set me off.She stared at me, confused. “I didn’t think,” she stammered. “I had to deal with the men we caught. I thought I could check on the kids. I didn’t realize I still had blood on me.”I cut her off. “You didn’t think? Samuel’s still scared after the shooting. And you show up like this? What if he sees you? How do you think that’ll affect hi
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