The kind of sobbing that would get the attention of any She-wolf in a twenty-mile radius. All the adults at home appeared in the backyard. And what did they see? Two little girls sobbing hysterically. Another little girl nursing her bleeding, broken cheek while bravely attempting to hold back tears, and Billy . . . with busted knuckles. The middle girl’s knuckles were also bruised and bloody, but she held her baby sister close and had her hand curled into a fist and pressed against the child’s side, ensuring that none of the adults could see it. Charles moved through the adults until he stood
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