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Breakfast the following morning was a combination of an information meeting, a planning meeting, and a not-so-cleverly disguised attempt to distract everyone from something. Ian’s intermittent chatter about the puppies kept the adults from getting too emotionally deep before the day had a chance to really begin.
It was Alyssa’s second day in court, and her turn to be on the stand. Shaun would be there, and all of them knew the sheriff wasn’t looking forward to retelling the events of that day, even though appearing in court was part of his job. J.J. had told them Sissy had gotten a call from her lawyer informing her that Justin had been arraigned and, unable to make bail, would remain in jail until the preliminary hearing. Carli was lost in thought over Ethan’s meeting in Washington,
