Chapter 1958

Their tough attitude surprised me but allowed me to get a glimpse of my family's

past.

These weren't the roughnecks I knew.

"Lock them up," Ben said flatly.

"Yes, sir." The guards quickly grabbed us.

I tensed, realizing that if we let them cage us, we were done for. I exchanged a look with Solomon, and we leaped into action.

We'd only let them catch us so we could see our parents. Since that wasn't happening, we were not going down without a fight.

Ben paused, finding our moves familiar.

As we duked it out, a woman's voice cut through. "Stop!"

It was clear and crisp, with an edge that demanded respect.

there stood my mom. She wore a bold red dress, her hair loose to her waist.

way younger than I remembered. For a

in awe, I didn't see a fist coming. Solomon yanked me back just in time, or I'd have lost a

hear me? I said stop," Debra snapped, her


these kids

We dont wanna

Houston will have our

had never met such

us with confident flair, and

Ben and the guards

Debra wasn't much older than me. They all thought

looked floored. "Do I look that

I stepped back, embarrassed.

get

jumped in "My sister got too excited seeing you

misspoke, ma'am." s

Her

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