“You were protecting yourself,” Maya said from the doorway.
The real wound wasn’t what Leo said—it was what he didn’t say. Sixteen was when Sam had been caught stealing from their father’s safe. Three thousand dollars. He’d said it was for a friend in trouble. Their father had called the police anyway. Sam spent six months in juvenile detention. Leo had visited once. Maya had visited every weekend. roadkill 3d incest
“Define okay.” He didn’t turn around. “Leo’s still angry that Dad liked me best.” “You were protecting yourself,” Maya said from the
No one answered. Because they all knew the truth. By noon, the lake house had fractured. Three thousand dollars
Maya’s stomach dropped. “How much?”
“You okay?” she asked.
Leo’s face crumpled and rebuilt itself in the span of a breath. “You knew ? And you didn’t tell me?”