DIRTY, ROTTEN, ESCAPADES
"And that daughter of hers is no better. Word at Bible club is she's already built quite a reputation. She's letting those high school boys treat her like football practice, passing her around like a ball with no owner. And the things she's doing to them."
Ryder went still.
The image hit him hard and fast—sweet, quiet Ruthie, all soft eyes and braids, bent under some nameless boy's hands. Something in his chest tightened until it felt like it might snap.
"Like what?" Ryder asked.
"Let's just say she's a sinner in 69 different ways," Ester hissed. "She's letting them go down on her, Ryder. She's a slut just like her mother."
Ryder didn't respond. He turned sharply and walked out, the heavy oa