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Je And when Levi came up with outlandish stories, he’d asked questions to play along Because to Levi, in those moments, they were real

He’d also taught his son never to lie He could ie facts that he knew to be true

But Lacey Hamilton, her crew at social services, whatever other professionals she ht have involved in their lives—none of them knew that

Shooting up out of the scarred wooden chair, he strode to the door, opened it and caught a wo look as she passed by the room on her way down the hall She probably kneho he was Why he was there

Obviously she’d knohose office he’d been waiting

Back inside, he closed the door and sat down What was taking the?

Pulling his phone back off the holster at his waist, Je calls to his site bosses He fielded proble those orked for him to do their best work

All the while trying to ignore the fact that he’d never felt so helpless in his life

“SO THE NEXT part of this game is, I tell you my worst memory” Lacey felt like a creep as she sat there in the sood reason to trust her Pue in his life If his life needed a drastic change

Fully knowing that for e was needed, it wasn’t welco the fear of the unknown And being ripped away froood to you—was the worst

“It hen I was little and had to be in the hospital and I was really scared”

She had toabout his, no matter how bad it was

And yet not so bad as to give hihtmares

It also had to be true Her rule The kids in her life generally had

He looked up at her “Were you sick?”