The dirt floor was uneven. Alice pointed. “There.”
We started digging, tearing up the
That made Daniel suck in a breath.
Then a voice behind us said, “You really should have left this buried.”
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Tom stood at the top of the stairs with a gun in his hand.
Daniel moved closer to me. Alice went still.
Tom looked almost annoyed. “You never learn, Alice.”
I said, “You threatened her for 12 years.”
He shrugged. “She stayed alive for 12 years, didn’t she?”
That made Daniel suck in a breath.
He didn’t answer directly. He didn’t need to.
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I saw his phone half hidden in his sleeve, recording.
I said, “What did my brother-in-law find?”
Tom let out a tired laugh. “Enough to be inconvenient.”
“Kids were moved for money?”
He didn’t answer directly. He didn’t need to.
He said, “Your brother-in-law should have kept his mouth shut. Alice should have done the same.”