**Lynn's POV**

"You let her hurt Mom." The words come out flat. Dead. "You both agreed to let Naomi attack her."

"We thought—" Dad's voice cracks. "We thought we were helping. Naomi said Greyson wanted you back. That he'd broken things off with Shirley. That he wanted to be a father to Baron and Lira. She made it sound like—"

"Like a fairy tale." Bitterness floods my mouth. "Like everything would be perfect if I just came ...