Chapter 5
ALISON’S HAND DROPPED down from over her mouth and she stared at the box. Then, she raised her gaze to me.
It bothered me that I couldn’t read her. Granted, I was not as skilled at reading people, the way I was at reading books.
My stomach tightened and I had a sudden and violent urge to vomit. A chill gripped my body and I began to sweat, but my body temperature dropped rather than increased. I shoved my shaking hands between my thighs, trying to get them to stop shaking by squeezing my thighs together. It didn’t work.
Had I helped the poison? Had I killed my sister?
Then, out of nowhere, a huge smile stretched across Aunt Alison’s lips. “What a fantastic idea! I would never have thought of that!”
Oh, thank God.
I almost collapsed in my seat as my body let go of all the t
