The little girl hadn’t spoken since the night her mother was found on the kitchen floor! Then the court dog lowered his head-and she whispered one sentence toward the defense table…

what it had been given. Tyler jerked away from Graham as if distance could protect him. Graham stared at Lily, his face blank before anger came to rescue it.

“This is obscene,” he said, rising.

Lily recoiled at his voice and clutched Boone’s vest with both hands.

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