Raven spun around first, his eyes dropping immediately to the dull, rusted shears in her hand. But Jack, well. She didn’t even bat an eye at the sight of them. She simply brushed past Raven, placing her body between him and any hint of danger.

Just like usual.

“Hey, Lil,” Jack said, using the nickname Lily’s father had spoken moments earlier.

Great. They’d probably heard everything. Lily would need to be smart if she wanted to turn things around.

“I can explain,” she started, shifting into the defensive. Her eyes went wide, her hands shaking a little, like she hadn’t even considered using the shears against them. “I asked Raven’s dad not to say anything, because Raven just got home, but after the funeral I’m moving out of the Holloway estate. I reconnected with my biological father when I was staying at the facility. Now that my mom’s not around to stop us, we’re going to be a family.”

Shit. She shouldn’t have put it like that. Now that my mom’s not around made her sound guilty, but she’d meant what she’d said to her dad. Once his file was destroyed, there wouldn’t be anything linking him to her mother’s murder. “The night my mother died, my dad was visiting me at the facility, and we were going over all the paperwork he’d need to get full custody.”

“You were together that night?” Jack narrowed her eyes. “At the facility?”

“Yeah. He was there the whole night, which they don’t usually allow, but I’m friends with the guy who was working the front desk and… he let it slide. I hope he doesn’t get in trouble now that the police are sniffing around. He had to tell them he bent the rules for me.”

“So the police know everything.” Jack looked defeated, or maybe disappointed. Had she been building a case against Lily? Trying to throw her under the bus? Lily bristled, her gaze shifting to Raven, but he was staring at the house.

He looked unwell. He looked the way he had after Lily and her mom had moved into his house. “That’s your dad?” he murmured, his eyes never leaving the window. “You just met him and you’re going to live together?”