HE LEFT ME FOR MY STEPSISTER, I MOVED ON TO THE NEXT
he hissed, raising his uninjured hand.
“Too late,” I gasped, ignoring the pain, ignoring the panic, forcing my lips into a triumphant, cold smile. “It’s already done, Thomas. They’re coming. Frank Dalton knows everything.”
His face froze in disbelief. He stared down at me, the confusion battling the rage.
And then, faintly, through the closed door, we both heard it. Not the scream of a child, but a low, steady sound that made Thomas’s blood run cold.