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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 the

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

froze. Her red-rimmed eyes

we're supposed to be a family!" Her voice cracked, her hands

her whole 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 worked hard?" My voice was

again, her

beside me shifted

as I was.

Then Vivien stopped.

her head, her dark eyes

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recognize me?" she

slid

"What?"

laugh escaped her

world tilted

No.

No, that wasn't possible.

but I was always in the background. Listening to you

stomach lurched. "Vivien... what the fuck are

closer to the bars, a twisted smile on her

didn't wake up. But that was only once

blood turned ice

fists at my sides, rage boiling

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I swallowed hard, my voice like gravel. "You

lips parted, her face

Sol did the research, found the right school, got the job-" She let out a small, breathy laugh. "It was perfect."

her way into my life. Into

Laura in a

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