Chapter 123

• Avalynn’s car roared to life, and as it disappeared down the road, the tension she left behind clung to the air like a dense fog.
• The officials, stone-faced and professional, turned back to her stepmother, Amelia, and her stepsisters, Marvy and Amelia.
• “We’ll give you a week to vacate the premises,” one of the officials stated firmly, closing the folder and tucking it under his arm. “Everything must be in order by then.”