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JOSH

The call came just as I was leaving practice.

"Mr. Saunders?"

"Yeah, this is him." I balanced my duffel on my shoulder, pushing open the car door.

"This is Officer Ruiz with the Austin PD. We have a woman in custody, Vivien, who listed you as her emergency contact."

I stopped mid-motion, gripping the door frame. "What?"

"She was picked up outside a coffee shop after causing a scene. Barista called it in-said she was aggressively confronting a blonde woman, screaming at her." The officer

hesitated. "She's requesting that you come down to the station.'

I clenched my jaw so tight I thought my teeth might crack.

"What does she want from me?"

"She's insisting that you validate her story. That she's not crazy."

I scrubbed a hand down my face. "Jesus Christ."

The drive to the station was a blur of anger and disbelief. I knew Vivien was struggling, but this? It was unhinged. I had a bad feeling in my gut, one that only grew worse when they led me down a hallway toward the holding cells. 0.00%

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the officer said, stopping in front

her arms folded tightly over her stomach. Her usually perfect raven hair was a mess, her makeup smudged

inside, she froze. Her red-rimmed eyes snapped to mine, her face crumpling into desperate

just short of the bars. "Tell them. Tell them I'm not crazy. That we love each other! That we're supposed to be a family!" Her voice cracked, her hands gripping the cold metal. I exhaled sharply, fighting the heat rising in my chest. "Vivien, what

so hard for us. Don't you see that?" Her voice grew frantic. "You just have to tell them, Josh! Tell them it's not made up!

worked hard?" My voice was

again,

beside me shifted uncomfortably,

as I was.

Then Vivien stopped.

lifted her head, her dark

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recognize me?"

slid down my

"What?"

there." A breathy laugh escaped her lips.

world tilted for

No.

No, that wasn't possible.

now. "Of course, you didn't see me, but I was always in the background. Listening to you

"Vivien... what the fuck are

step closer to the bars, a twisted smile

to make sure she didn't wake up. But that was only once to twice...I think." She nodded frantically. "Only that one dose almost stopped her breathing, so I didn't do it again," Her voice softened, almost

blood turned ice

my sides,

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swallowed hard, my voice like

lips parted, her

she whispered, ignoring my question. "I heard you tell your sister you were thinking about moving to Texas. Sol did the research, found the right school, got the job-" She

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