“Here’s what’s going to happen.” I thumb through the cash that I brought and make a show of dropping the bills onto her chest. “You’re going to go anywhere but here. Upstate. Down south. West, even. You could be a happy homeless slut in the eternal sunshine. Who the fuck cares? But if I hear that you step back in Rose Hill, you’re done. I’ll kill you myself.” She shudders. I promised Margo I would kill anyone who hurt her. The biggest threat is her mother. “Leave tonight, Amber.”

