At the hospital, the light above the operating room stayed on, glowing cold and steady.
Patricia, meanwhile, had completely lost it. She threw herself at me like a wild animal.
"It's you! You're the one who did this. I know it! You were scared those filthy photos of yours would get out, so you hired someone to hurt him, didn't you?! How did I end up with a daughter like you? If so much as a hair on your brother's head is out of place, I'll make you wish you'd never been born!"
Her vicious shove sent me stumbling backward.
Crack!
My head slammed against the sharp edge of a nearby chair, hard enough to make my ears ring.
She lunged at me again, reaching for a fistful of my hair, but the officers nearby immediately grabbed her and pulled her away.
"Ma'am, you need to calm down. There's
