“Why didn’t I go to the police?” The sass underscoring her tear-clogged voice makes the corners of my mouth twitch, an inappropriate smile trying to curve my lips. I stop it from taking shape, but Mallory still sees it, and to my surprise, and delight, she gives me a small, watery smile of her own before her features turn serious again. “Because Eric and Nic would have killed Trent, and I couldn’t let Mama lose her sons when I wasn’t sure she was going to be able to keep her daughter.”
