“How can you turn a son against his own parents? Don’t you have a working conscience anymore?” Danna Sherrod asked.

“And you?” Racheal retorted, suddenly feeling anger. “Where was your conscience when you tried to pin a crime you committed on me?”

Danna Sherrod frowned.

“I could have been your ally here. Maybe your friend even, but you are destroying all the chances of that happening.”

“I do not need allies. And you are the last person I want for a friend.” ...