Chapter Seventy-One

Cameron, Darby, Sally, and the kids were home when I got back. Darby was in the kitchen doing what she knew how to do best, which was preparing us a sumptuous meal. Cameron was tending to the twins, and Sally was busy sleeping off her drunkenness.

When she woke up, I had planned to tell her how angry I was at her for not being there with me at the board meeting. I had a long day; I felt exhausted, hungry, and also satisfied. I had made the board get another picture of me, one that they would not be getting out of their minds any time soon.

And I had also begun a war with Andre and his family, and for the first game, I was winning. I felt fulfilled. If all went according to plan, then by next month, I should be out of this damned town and back to BlackBrick.

I wondered how Paula and Esther were doing. Cameron had said they were doing great when I asked, and when I asked if they looked like they missed me, his reply was yes. “We aren’t actually buddies, Lana. I can’t go asking them st