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Chapter One

When the phone rang again, Logan allowed hi it out No, it wasn’t the warehouseback to say he had the job after all No Christ

He stared at the screen, dread sinking through him It was Rencliffe Academy, which meant his balls were about to be busted because the kid had fucked up

Again

Logan shivered on the side of the bed in his skivvies, the battered parquet floor freezing under his bare feet since he’d put the heat down as low as possible in hopes of paying the bill Fuck, he was teo back to sleep, dealing hatever crap this was later

But Veronica’s disappointed face filled his mind As foolish as the choice had been, he’d married her, and her son was his responsibility now He swiped the screen and answered

“Mr Derwood? It’s Assistant Head” She spoke calan braced himself She said, “I’m afraid there’s been another incident Can you join us this ether?”

He wasn’t sure why Rencliffe insisted on er foods and Chardonnay or soroaned to hi his Ford was broken in the shop Because of course it was

After a pause, she proent Connor’s behavioral issues—”

“Yeah, I know I’ll be there as soon as I can Thanks” He hung up, bile rising in his throat The only silver lining to apparently being unemployable was that he didn’t have to take time off work for yet another school visit Too bad his disability benefits had run out That surejobless a real son of a bitch

Merry fucking Christmas

There was nothing else to do but text Jenna:

Can I drive u 2 work and take the car? Will pick u up at 3