Chapter 2
The struggle lasted only seconds, but the sound of the torn strap cut through the foyer. Lily stumbled backward. Victoria pulled harder.
Then Lily hit the floor.
The floral handbag slipped loose.
At that exact moment, the front doors opened.
Daniel Carter stepped inside and saw his daughter on the ground—Victoria standing over her, Rachel’s handbag in her hand.
He moved toward them.
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Victoria still had hold of the bag when Daniel reached the foyer, and Lily’s scream had not yet faded from the high ceiling.
What Daniel did next left the handbag open on the floor—and exposed something nobody was supposed to see.
