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As nausea churned in her sto in front of her transforht in front of her eyes Danny’s botto as if he couldn’t support his oeight

Mia didn’t waste tied hi she had

"Oh, Danny, I’m so sorry"

Moisture soaked her skin as Danny buried his face in her neck His tears triggered a jolt of anger that blasted into her chest She suddenly wished theirshit out of that bitch How could Brenda have done this? How could she?

Mia stepped back "You’ve been here all alone for the past two days?"

He nodded wordlessly

Drawing a steady breath, she led her devastated brother over to the couch and forced him to sit while she went to switch on the floor laht flooded the room and revealed Danny’s red-rimmed eyes and wet cheeks

Mia sat beside hi in a firht, baby We’ve dealt with this before, remember? She shows up and then she leaves, that’s just what she does I know you were hoping it would be different this time, and I’et through it, the ays do It’s okay to be sad and hurt and upset, but it’s not the end of the world"

"Yes it is, Mia!"

The certainty in his voice and the vehemence in his eyes startled her "It’s not, sweetie, I proain, but--"

"She hurtabout?"

Danny looked up with a crestfallen expression "She took s"

A wave of horror rammed into her "What?"

"She eonized ht to her heart

She had no idea what he was saying Hoas that even possible? She and Danny had opened his account together--they were the only ones who could withdraw or deposit funds into it