Kill Switch by Penelope Douglas

I adopted the golden retriever last year, and while I adored
the company, it would be hard to leave with him if I was going
to run now.
I stood up, rubbing my eyes.
GGod, I couldn’t believe Ari. They were taking my mother’s
bedroom.
Anger boiled my blood, but I guess it was a good thing.
We shouldn’t hide under any illusions. We lived, ate, and slept
under someone else’s good graces. Now, we were simply
guests in our own home.
How could my father leave us to this?
If caught, he would’ve gone to prison, which I was sure
was Damon’s desire. An eye for an eye. A little payback. A
dose of his own medicine.
But my father had just enough time to run, and no one
knew where he was now. If he had used some of the money to
hide us away, get us out of the country with him, or put us
under the protection of friends, I might’ve been able to forgive
him. Or at least trust that he had a care in the world.
But he just left. And he left us high and dry at the mercy of
anyone who came along. What was Damon going to do to us?
He would certainly have his fun. My sister was gorgeous.
My mother still had her figure and face, judging from the
comments I’d overheard around others. My sister would do
anything he asked, and so would my mother. If she refused,
he’d just threaten me, and she’d do anything.
She might’ve even been an option for this alliance, if not
for the fact that she was still married to my father. And I
wasn’t an ideal choice, either, because I’d fight him and never
stop fighting him. Ari was the easy choice.
But dodging that bullet didn’t mean I was safe. What the
hell else was I going to do? I had to leave. It was time. I knew
this.
I should’ve just stayed gone. After high school, I’d
completed two years of college in Rhode Island but quit to