~HUNTER'S POV~

Caesar's tiny voice shattered the silence like a gunshot. "It wasn't Mommy's fault! That mean lady made her do it!" 

The room froze.

Every breath. Every heartbeat. Every single ounce of tension thickened until it felt like the walls themselves were holding their breath. 

I stared down at the small boy clutching the hem of Celine's jacket, his little fists trembling with rage. His big, glassy eyes burned with something fierce...something raw...as he looked up at her, ...