SEN

ut, sealing Zoe and me in the

ittle boy standing bef

ld. His dark eyes scanned my trembling daughte

a chubby finger right at Zoe's face. "My mommy s

now words like "retard" unless he had heard

sketchbook so tightly her knuckles turned whit

violently snatched the sk

e sharp and cold. I stepped between

g the sketchbook onto the floor and purpos

I grabbed Aiden's wrist-not hard, just enough t

w," I demanded, my eyes fl

led. He threw himself onto the floor, letting out a theat

t me! The frea

t, the door was vio

y the blinding flashes of paparazzi who

ms, tears instantly spilling from her beautiful blue eyes. "Jensen! How could you? He'

ice shaking with anger. "He stole Z

e frame towering over me. His fac

s silently crying behind my legs.

al. "Are you out of your mind, Jensen? Getting physical with a child at

tely incredulous. "Jared, didn't you hear me? H

he walls. "He doesn't know any better! As an adult, you should

red's neck, crying pitifully. "Daddy! S

tonated in the quie

outside the door gasped, their cameras clicking

im to correct the boy. Waiting f

ed a large, comforting hand on the back of Aiden's head, his voice gentler than I h

touch shattered what

ng the boy who had just tormented my disabled daughter.

y scene." A sarcastic voi

brother, Wyatt. Wyatt was a backup forward for the Sabers, a man

profound embarrassment to the Montgomery name. If you can't con

ensen. Crystal's kid has more class in his pink

Eleanor, Wyatt, and Crystal hiding behind th

I was just the out

n had reached a threshold where it sim

ny emotion. I bent down and picked up my tremblin

Jared's eyes. "I ho

out of the church, steppi