into my arms.
“Mommy, don’t let them take me!” she sobbed. “Grandma said bad girls get taken away forever.”
Her entire body trembled.
Behind me, Evelyn sighed.
“Oh, Natalie, stop encouraging the dramatics.”
I held Lily tighter.
“What happened?”
Melissa lowered her phone. “She became violent. She locked herself in your bedroom and wouldn’t come out. Mom thought continue reading …
