Summer was not going as Violet had expected. Even after everything that had happened, she had not thought things would change. But instead of going home for the holidays, she had been taken to the safe house where Carl Johnson had hidden her family. She knew it was a smart thing to do, but she missed the smell of home.
The safe house was a perfectly nice place, exactly right for her family. It was like a storybook cottage, big enough for everyone to have their room, and had enough space for Mac to ride around on the bicycle that Carl had given him. They were on the Johnson Estate, far enough from the main house for privacy, but close enough for their security to be monitored. Even though Violet was safe there, it was hard for her to relax. She knew her father and all his cronies were loc
