Chapter 2

2

"Claire, I know you love her. You've sacrificed so much."

"But what worked for Asher might not work for her."

Asher is our son. He's autistic but a genius with an IQ of 170.

Grant got even more worked up talking about him.

"Today, I left them by the curb while I parked. She threw his favorite toy into the street to lure him into traffic."

"If I hadn't been fast, he'd be dead!"

I felt a pang of pain. Grant's hatred was so deep now.

He dragged Asher into the room.

"Asher, tell Mommy what your sister did."

Asher looked down, fidgeting. He looked at me, then at Grant.

"Mommy... bad... sister... run..." he stammered.

Asher never lied, even if he struggled to speak.

But I still couldn't believe it. I chose to believe in the girl I knew.

"Grant, stop. You're watching too many horror movies. You're losing it."

Before we married, he was obsessed with them. Especially an actress named Sasha.

"Even if she has issues, she's six. What threat is she?"

"If she were your biological daughter, would you give up so easily?"

Then Grant said something that made me go numb.

"Because Kaylee tried to seduce me."