HIS NEIGHBOR WOULDN’T STOP REPORTING THE SOUND OF A GIRL CRYING INSIDE HIS HOUSE—THEN HE HID BENEATH HIS DAUGHTER’S BED AND HEARD HER PLEAD FOR SOMEONE TO SPARE HER

Thomas closed his eyes.

Lucia continued. “She said I was making your life harder. That you deserved peace. That if I kept complaining, she’d show you everything and say I was trying to ruin your marriage.”

Veronica laughed coldly. “This is fantasy.”

Lucia’s voice rose. “You told Madison I was unstable.”