He Thought He Was Just Helping a Vulnerable Stranger! Her True Identity

inwardly, a desperate mantra. Not your fight.

“Think she was born like that, or messed herself up?” The second boy’s laugh was a harsh, ugly sound that grated against the quiet hum of the diner.

“Who cares, man? Probably can’t even walk right.”

From his vantage point at the counter, Declan watched Sloan’s hand tighten imperceptibly around her condensation-streaked continue reading …