” I said.
Judith’s eyes flashed.
“She is all I have left of my son.”
And there it was.
Not concern.
Possession dressed up as grief.
I picked up my coat.
“From this point on,” I said, “you do not contact Emma directly. You do not speak to her school. You do not represent yourself as helping me, covering for me, or protecting her from me. You will hear from continue reading …