THEY SHAVED HER HEAD WHILE SHE SLEPT… BUT THEY DIDN’T KNOW SHE PAID FOR EVERYTHING

Daniel, came downstairs first, yawning like a man who still believed the world belonged to him. Behind him followed his mother, Elvira Whitmore, in the same floral robe from the night before, smiling as though she had already won. They both paused when they saw Mariana at the counter—calm, still, and hairless.

Daniel blinked. “You’re really going to continue reading …