14
Piper
I pinched my lips together and crossed my arms over my chest.
“Lil is the woman who took Spur and me in when our mothers died. She was a w***e, just like they were. She lives in Jasper because she’s sick. Cancer. I moved there from Denver so she could be near me. She wanted to live at the Frightful Fawn because her longtime friend, Rachel, is the madam.”
My arms dropped to my sides. “Lil is…”
“Like a mother to both of us,” Spur added. “She’s sick and Lane has been visiting her. He sent for me in Chicago and I moved back so I could help treat her.”
“But cancer?” I asked.
Lane nodded. “She’s dying. When the Tates were at the house, I had gone to the mine, but stopped to see Lil and tell her about you. That’s what you overheard.”
“I don’t care about her history. If you care f
