The Wrong Girl (The 1st Freak House Trilogy #1)

by C.J. Archer

He held up his hand. Three bloodied scratches raked down the back from knuckles to wrist. "I'm—" Sorry, I'd been about to say. But I wouldn't apologize to my kidnapper for trying to save myself. "You ought to be more careful where you put your hands, Mr. Langley."

"I am August Langley. You've met my niece and nephew." "You know I have,"

"We're neurologists," Dr. Werner added. "Hypnotist is not a medical occupation." "You are a neurologist," Jack said. "He is not yet qualified."

"I looked out for her every day of my life. I ensured Miss Levine never became cross with her, only with me. If she couldn't complete a task set by our tutors, I'd help her. If she was cold, I gave her my coat. Yet she abandoned me like I was nothing more to her than a doll she no longer wanted to play with. It doesn't matter how much she was involved. She just was."