Tara Quinn - Once a Family

“What are the chances they’d take her?”

She wanted him to trust her. Because Tatum obviously loved him. Not only had she said so, but her refusal to press charges also pointed to an attachment to him. One thing Sedona was already completely sure of—she was already fond of Tatum and wanted to help her and her brother be as happy as they possibly could be.

It sounded to her as though they both deserved a big dose of the secure, happy and loving environment she’d grown up in.

But she could not take even a minute chance of possibly returning an abuse victim to her abuser. Not for any reason.

“Tonight? Not good at all.”

That eyebrow rose one more time. And taking a last-ditch chance on a nurturing instinct that had been muted in law school, she said, “Your sister has said that if we call the police, she’s going to tell them that she lied to us. She’s going to insist you’ve never hit her. She has no bruises left to show. There have been no prior complaints or reports, no reason for anyone to seriously suspect that this is anything more than a recalcitrant teenager trying to get back at the guardian who thwarted her love life. They might or might not assign a caseworker. If they did you’d have to endure a few visits. And as long as there are no further instances of abuse, you’ll carry on as you’ve always done.”

She’d handed the life he wanted back to him on a silver platter. Tanner Malone continued to watch her, his face as placid as always.

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