Chapter 8 - THE BOYS HAD HEARD SOMETHING TOOCaleb and Owen had been quieter than usual for weeks.
I thought they missed me.
Then their therapist uncovered why.
They had heard Victoria arguing with Lauren.
Caleb remembered:
“When Grandma forgets enough, Aunt Lauren gets the house.”
Not legally accurate.
But close enough to reveal the conversation.
Owen remembered Victoria saying:
“Elena knows.”
Then:
“We need her gone.”
The boys did not understand.
But they knew Elena was afraid.
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That was why they clung to her beside the police car.
Children notice danger before they can define it.
