Chapter 5

I was fully prepared to take on everything alone, no matter what came my way.

Less than half an hour later, Dexter hurried back home.

As soon as he walked in, Lily threw herself at him, sobbing and wailing, her face streaked with tears and snot.

She cried, "Dexter, you have to help us.

"What did we ever do to deserve this? How could we end up with such a shameless woman in our family?"

Dexter's face darkened, and he shoved her hand away.

"Quit crying. Look at yourself," he snapped.

He scanned the living room with a sharp, blazing…