Madison's face went white with fury. "What do you mean? Why did you not tell your dad or report Jack"
"When I tried to pull away, when I said I didn't want to be with him anymore or threatened to report him for what he did if he does not leave me alone, Jack would remind me what it would mean for my father's business. How disappointed my family would be. How I'd be ruining everything they'd worked for. I had to convince Cecilia to seal her lips" Sofia was hyperventilating now, the words coming out in gasps between sobs.
Lincoln Heights was broken.
I couldn't sit still anymore. I moved around the table and pulled Sofia into my arms, letting her cry against my chest while I stroked her hair. The rage building inside me was carefully controlled, but it was there - a cold, calculating anger at every adult who had failed this girl.
