Dad Is Free

Chapter 29

Lily stared at James, her belly tying itself in knots. She had the equal sinking feeling he did - this wasn't over with Chloe, not by means of a protracted shot.

"You think she's lying? That this is another one of her twisted mind games?" Lily asked, fear creeping into her voice.

James shook his head in confusion. "Seriously ,I don't know what to think, I'm confused. On one hand, getting institutionalized by her own family sounds like it could be legit. But on the other..." He trailed off, jaw ticking.

"You don't trust her as far as you can throw her," Lily finished.

He gave a curt nod. "Exactly. That snake would say anything to try and catch us off guard. We can't let our guard down until we know for sure what her game is."

Lily felt her shoulders slump a little. Of course it couldn't be that easy to put this nightmare behind them. When had anything with Chloe ever been simple?

"So what now?" she asked. "We still need to go get my dad from the police station."

"Yeah, we'll