CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR Alyssa sat on one of the stools at the kitchen island, eating cereal for breakfast. She’d been awake half the night after Jake had called and said her mother had been found. While he wouldn’t tell her how or where the body was located, he did reassure her that he would help give her mom a proper burial when it was safe to do so. He was still working on finding out if her father had anything to do with the woman’s death, but she didn’t need any proof—she was certain the bastard had hired someone to kill them both. The anger toward her father had grown as her shock had worn off. Not only had the son of a b***h ruined her life, but now he’d killed the only person she truly loved in this world. Over the years, Oliver Wagner had ensured that his wife and daughter were kept

