Grandfather?
Confusion flits through me as I look at the men surrounding him. What is Mom’s
father doing here?
“Lawrence,” Dad says, sounding uneasy. He’s clearly as confused as I am right now.
He stands there, hands in his pockets, ignoring Dad.
several people
We’re circled…
to wear,” Lawrence commands,
relaxed. Almost as if he fears nothing.
pulling forward my aura as a shield as someone tosses
at the man I have not
Why is he
this! Right before she died, she said ‘My
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