was an insult to them. Like I had stolen it from Tanner.
“Mom,” I said, my voice hardening. “If Tanner was assaulted, we need a lawyer. We don’t pay hush money. If I send that money, it looks like an admission of guilt. I can call Marcus. He knows people in Nevada. He can—”
“No!”
She shrieked so loud I had to pull the phone away from my ear.
