Chapter 42 A Family Affair

• Layla took a step back. Her first instinct was to run, but where the hell would she go?
• The girl was blocking the path down the side of the vast building, and they had come quite a distance from the main door of the house. The girl was strong. Maybe she was fast, too. Trying to make it back to the room would be a gamble. She should never have come out in the first place. She should have listened to Jackson.
• "You shouldn't be here, Monica," Diedre said, stepping in front of her as if to shield her.