She was not a calculating mistress trying to steal my husband.

She was an exhausted mother who had been used as an unwitting pawn by powerful men.

“You and Sadie are not sleeping in your car, Rachel,” I said firmly, rising from my chair.

“Both of you are coming back to my house in Eden Prairie with me right now.”

Russell looked at me in complete disbelief.

“Paige, you cannot possibly want them staying under our roof after today.”

“Sadie needs a warm bed, a safe room, and adults who aren’t lying to each other,” I replied coldly.