Madeline:
“No, you’re not leaving,” Elgin said as he rushed over and grabbed the bag out of my hand.
“You don’t understand, Graham’s father is asking for a DNA test,” I whispered, making sure Nina couldn’t hear me. I’d told her to stay in the room with the kids so they wouldn’t overhear what was happening outside. But truthfully, I also didn’t want her to know what was going on.
“Everything will be taken care of, don’t worry. He can’t just come in and demand a DNA test,” Elgin tried to reassure me, but I shook my head until my eyes landed on Baxter, who had been standing in the corner with his fists clenched.
“You need to leave, Baxter. This is all because of you. You took me somewhere I didn’t want to go. You made me believe that when I make decisions for myself, I’m always right, and
