What?

Kelly

I could feel the weight of Ava’s words, the sharp implication behind them. She was taunting me, and she knew it. She had always known exactly how to get under my skin, even years ago. She knew the torment I had been through with Anderson and Evelyn, and now she was trying to pull me back into that dark place.

For a moment, the urge to leave washed over me. I wanted to walk away from this table, from this meeting. But I stayed,I couldn’t let her see me falter. Not after my years of rehab, after everything I had fought for.

Susan glanced at me, her warm...