Debbie
The morning air felt cold, but it wasn't the weather. The weather was normal. It was reality hitting me. The twenty-four hours were up. My three days of freedom were over—or should I say, my three days of bonding with my brothers-in-law.
Outside the compound, a long, black car was sitting idle, steaming. Black had sent his personal driver to bring me home.
River, Rain, and Rex stood on the porch with me. For the first time since I arrived, nobody was joking.
Rain wasn't teasing me. River wasn't smiling. Rex looked like he was… frozen. His face looked pale, like he was sick.
"I don't want to go," I whispered, the first tear sliding down my cheek.
"You're right." Rain turned to the others. "We shouldn't let her go. What is four percent shares that we cannot afford to give her? S
