Sam lay awake, not sure what to make of the note they'd discovered among the treasure. Her father, alive? No, there had to be a mistake. There was no way, she had left her father in that dark prison, alone, scared, and in pain. Her mother must have known, that would be why she was pushing to get to him, to help him. And she'd refused, over and over. But she hadn't known. How could she have? They'd lied to her, all of them, all this time. He'd been coming around, and he would know that she'd left him there, without help or comfort. She'd abandoned him. Jake was down there with him, he'd damned well make sure her father knew who'd left him down there without help. He'd heard her tell Mya not to let Diane anywhere near that rabid wolf. She'd refused the one person, help that needed her the mo
