The front door stood wide open and dangled precariously from the Diamond Dogs' dramatic entrance, which seemed like months ago. Snow drifted in onto the entryway tile, and as I stepped through into the blackened house, I could hear Mom's voice calling to me through my memories.
Hadley, if you track in any more snow, I will whip you with a wet noodle!
It had been so long since I'd allowed myself to hear her that I wheezed a chuckle. It sounded so foreign coming from inside this cold, empty hell, and a shiver skated goosebumps up my arms. I didn't belong here anymore, not after living inside Kason's bright, loving home with him. The person who had lived here all alone for two years was someone entirely different. A strange stranger.
I shouldered open the unlocked barbed wire gate and quic
