Chapter 2 - THE REPORT
Claire pounded on the door.
“DANIEL!”
No answer.
She pulled out her phone.
One bar of signal.
She texted him.
I AM IN THE PRIVATE ROOM BESIDE THE BALLROOM. THEY LOCKED ME IN.
Delivered.
Then she called 911.
Not because of the shrimp alone.
Because she was being confined.
Within minutes the door opened.
One of the guards looked pale.
“We were told you were intoxicated and unsafe.”
Claire stared at him.
“I’m sober.”
The second guard stepped away.
Daniel Ross appeared behind them holding a thick folder.
Victoria came rushing from the ballroom.
“This is a family matter.”
Daniel looked at Claire.
“Are you okay?”
“No.”
Victoria snapped:
“She caused a scene.”
Claire pointed at the shrimp still visible on the nearby banquet table.
“She tried to force food into my mouth that I’m allergic to.”
Victoria rolled her eyes.
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“She didn’t eat it.”
That sentence told Daniel everything about how Victoria understood harm.
