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removing your mother is step one, not the solution.”

I nodded.

Rachel studied me.

“You’re good at destroying enemies, Ethan. Don’t treat Ava’s healing like an enemy.”

That sentence stayed with me.

By noon, a doctor had examined Ava privately. By two, Rachel had filed for a temporary protective order. By evening, every lock code in the house had been changed.continue reading …