Chapter 43 Nicole

• Uncle Lucas was back, and he was at the gallery? I felt like I'd been punched in the gut, my breath knocked out of me when I heard my mother's revelation.
• Had he sent her photos of me? The words from the phone call echoed in my ear, and they still lingered in my head. My stunned brain could not stop processing those words even if I wanted it to stop.
• My head spun, and the surrounding building began to blur. So my enemy was close by and I didn't notice. I tried to take a step back, but my legs felt heavy to move, unable to support me. The next thing I knew, I was falling, my vision darkened.