“No!”
Everyone turned toward her.
“It was impossible.”
“You abandoned us. You let us believe you were dead! You had ten years to explain yourselves, but the only reason you came back now is because of money,” Grace shouted.
Laura flinched at her words.
I folded my arms. “I agree with Grace.”
Daniel lifted his hands helplessly. “You don’t understand what our lives were like.”
Aaron’s voice sounded rough. “Then explain it.”
“We were drowning,” Daniel said. “Debt, collectors, threats. I thought if we escaped and built a life somewhere else, I could fix everything. We always intended to come back for you.”
