Chapter 15

I knelt beside Ivy before answering. "No one is taking you anywhere today." Dana Ruiz waited until Ivy’s shoulders lowered. Then she asked Tessa to take her into the kitchen while we spoke in the living room. I wanted to explain everything at once. Nia had warned me not to. Facts first. Records next. Conclusions last. Dana began with the inhaler. "Did you leave home without it?" "No. It was in Ivy’s backpack. The backpack remained in Nolan’s car when he made us get out." I did...