Kids In Crossfire

The process was faster than Reyona had thought it would be.

As she drove up the cobblestone driveway that led to the cottage-style house, she already loved what she saw.

Reyona had no intention of going home that day, and she had never been a fan of hotels.

She almost called Charlotte to arrange a place for her, but then she changed her mind and checked online for a place she could rent for a month.

She supposed the whole mess shouldn't take more than that to be cleared up.

She still didn't trust herself not to do something she would regret later if she had to keep seeing her soon-to-be ex-husband's deceit-filled face.

Ex-husband!

That word snagged on her mind, and the unexplainable peace she had felt when she woke with a jolt at the park was reduced.

Reyona did not know what woke her up, but she knew she was feeling better.

She had also been chilled to the bone.

So she quickly put the plan she had in mind into motion.