Luke stormed into Cassie’s kitchen. Anger tightened into a steel band inside his chest, restricting his ability to breathe. To think.
His sister-in-law stood with her back to him, cell phone glued to her ear. “Okay, I’ll be there as soon…” Cassie was saying into the phone. She trailed off, turning to him, her eyes wide. Was that fear? It should be. Right now he could damn well strangle her.
“Why the hell didn’t you tell me?” The words sounded strained as they pushed out of him.
“I’ll call you back,” Cassie muttered into the phone. She lifted her chin and met Luke’s gaze. “I see Tim told you?”
“Hell yeah, he did, something you should have, not leaving it to an eight-year-old kid who’s eating his heart out over it. How could you not tell me Kelly was hurt?”
“Because she begged me not to
