Chapter 4

Nixon paused and then sneered, "Paige Sutton, do you really buy into something so ridiculous?"

I hovered in the air, the dull ache in my chest growing even sharper.

Paige Sutton was my mother's name. She was the picture of a gentle, refined lady, soft-spoken and always calm, and she treated Nixon like her own son. But now, Nixon was actually calling her by her full name.

My mom looked at Nixon in disbelief and closed her eyes. "I have no reason to lie to you," she said, her voice heavy. "Madalyn had leukemia. She passed away two weeks ago.