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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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said, stopping in front

was pacing. Back and forth, her arms folded tightly over her stomach. Her usually perfect raven hair

I stepped inside, she froze. Her red-rimmed eyes snapped to mine, her face

That we're supposed to be a family!" Her voice cracked, her hands gripping the cold metal. I exhaled sharply, fighting the

body shaking. "I worked 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! That I didn't make this up!"

you mean, you worked hard?" My

pacing again, her

officer beside me shifted uncomfortably, just as

as I was.

Then Vivien stopped.

head, her dark eyes

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recognize me?" she

slid down my

"What?"

breathy laugh escaped her lips. "I was

tilted

No.

No, that wasn't possible.

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

"Vivien... what the fuck

closer to the bars, a twisted smile on her

darting around like she was lost in a memory. "Sure, sure... I gave her 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

blood turned

into fists at my sides, rage boiling under my

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swallowed hard, my voice like

lips parted, her face

about moving to Texas. Sol did the research, found the right school, got the job-" She let out a small, breathy laugh. "It

way into

Laura in

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