The sounds in the room dimmed until all I could hear was a crashing river flowing through my ears. 

Excuse me? I almost blurted out loud, my eyes narrowing in on the woman. Did she seriously just tell Noah to “lose” Chris? 

Getting rid of me was one thing, but the gall of this woman to suggest that Noah should abandon his son! How could she even suggest such a thing?

Staring at Cora with a mixture of surprise and revolt, I noticed how she was purposely tilting the ...