Funeral of a Good Girl: An Angela Wilkins Novel Book 2 (Under The City Lights) by Piper Leigh Ion

Author:Piper Leigh Ion [Ion, Piper Leigh]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-09-09T16:00:00+00:00

I found myself again sitting in one of the interrogation rooms. Cassie on my lap, I watched in amusement as she gobbled down the crackers Stephen had brought her. I wasn’t entirely sure the Coke he left was the best thing for her, but regardless, I popped it open.

Arriving back to the station, a female officer had tried to take her from me, but Cassie only screamed and attempted to unconsciously choke me again, so I had no choice but to continue holding her. Delaney escorted us to the room, and now we were waiting for someone to save me.

Okay, so maybe save me is an exaggeration on my part, but that’s beside the point. It wasn’t that I hated kids. I didn’t dislike them at all, they could be quite amusing, but I really had no clue where to start when it came to interacting with them. They were so innocent and pure. I never wanted to be a cause for that to go away.

After so many years of being a hard shell, it simply wasn’t that easy to be able to turn that off in order to gain some kind of instant maternal wisdom. Society believed that every woman had the desire and knowledge inside them to be mothers, but that wasn’t true. I wasn’t meant to be a mother. A woman who did the things I’ve done? I didn’t see it as fair to those that wanted kids of their own. What made me think I had the right to be like them when everything about me was so different?

Cassie happily slurped the soda, and I cringed. “Hey,” I grabbed for the metal can. “Swallow. This isn’t soup.” Her little eyes peered up at me, and I sighed as I handed the Coke back. “Drink it. Don’t slurp, okay?”

She nodded and took several gulps before sliding it back onto the table. Those eyes continued to watch me, but still she said nothing.

It made me frown without even realizing it. “Do you talk?” When she didn’t answer, I sighed. “Isn’t it a rule that five-year-olds like to talk?” I rose to my feet and sat her down in the chair. “Kid, I’m not the best person to talk to or stare at so…”

“Mommy.”

I stopped and perched on the edge of the table. “Mommy what?”

“Mommy’s hurt bad.”

There’s a fairly good chance right now I’m going to say the wrong thing. “Your mommy didn’t make it, Sweetheart. I’m sorry. Did you see who hurt your mommy?”

I wanted to swear as tears filled her eyes. “Daddy was angry,” she whispered.

“Daddy hurt Mommy?” I watched her nod slowly. “I’m very sorry, Cassie.” I wasn’t even sure she fully realized what had happened or the full meaning behind what I was saying. All I knew was that she understood that her mother was never coming back. “Do you know where your daddy went?”

The door to the interrogation room opened. I glanced over my shoulder to see Adrian and Johnny. I smiled as Johnny handed me a bottle of water.

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