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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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in here," the officer said, stopping in front of

Her usually perfect raven hair was a mess, her makeup smudged like she had been crying

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

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 the hell is

Her voice grew frantic. "You just have to tell them, Josh! Tell them it's not made up!

worked hard?"

again, her breaths

officer beside me shifted

as I was.

Then Vivien stopped.

lifted her head, her dark eyes glistening

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recognize me?"

chill slid

"What?"

A breathy laugh escaped her

world tilted for

No.

No, that wasn't possible.

me, but I was always in the background. Listening to you talk to her while

lurched. "Vivien... what the fuck are

a step closer to the bars, a twisted smile on

a little sedation at the beginning. Just 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 dreamy. "But after that... she

turned ice

at my sides,

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voice like gravel. "You

her

to Texas. Sol did the research, found the right school, got the job-"

way into my life. Into

had kept Laura