Chapter 44 Ava –––––––– I WAS STILL there when Peyton and Ruby returned. Peyton had been surprised, but not Ruby. Apparently, she had the same psychic gift as her father. Not only did she know why I was there, but she wanted me to know about the bad man who’d tried hurting them. “Honey, you don’t have to talk about it,” Tarot said gently. “It’s okay. She’s sad and thinks it’s because of you.” Ruby looked at me. “That man was bad. He wasn’t who you thought he was either.” She looked at Tarot. “Right, Daddy?” He nodded. She turned back to me with her big, innocent blue eyes. “Your brother liked little kids, but Blade hated them. He hated everyone.” As she went on as we all stared at her in astonishment. “Your brother used to take you to the park and play hide-and-seek with you,” she s

