He hadn't asked me why. He didn't need to. He knew I'd parked that money in Nelson's bank out of loyalty, because that was how I'd always been—once I cared about someone, I didn't count the cost. For me to pull every last cent out without a word meant they'd crossed a line I would never forgive.
I came downstairs still half-asleep, and jumped onto my dad's back the way I had since I was a kid.
I wrapped my arms around his neck.
"I'm starving. What are we having for dinner?"
The next second, I locked eyes with Virginia Austin, and she looked like a wreck.
