Chapter 4

The door swung open.

Ethan stood there, holding a legal document, with Rachel lingering in the hallway behind him.

"Claire," Ethan said, his voice hard. "Mia's final discharge review is tomorrow. Sign this medical waiver handing Rachel full authority in this house, or everyone we know will hear that you abandoned my daughter after surgery."

I didn't sign the waiver.

I set the pen down on the desk, looked Ethan in the eye, and said, "Mia's doctors already have my emergency authorization on file. I don't sign third-party waivers."

Ethan's jaw tightened, but before he could snap, Rachel called up…