Lily's point of view

Early in the morning, as I was hurrying Aiden through breakfast and looking for my car keys, I received the message.

STAY AWAY FROM MARCUS. THIS WARNING IS YOUR LAST WARNING.

No sender details no nothing. I saw nothing but a faceless, brutal menace blazing up at me from the screen of my phone. Even as my stomach turned, I kept my hands from shaking. I took a deep breath, erased the message, and locked my phone. “Not right now, not right now.” I muttered to myself, there is Work, Aiden's school, and the growing realization that despite my best efforts to keep Marcus out of...