# Chapter 14: The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
Hello everyone, it’s me again! How are you all doing? Today I will continue to walk with you and review Chapter 14 of "Forget You Saw Her free digital audiobook." And wow, this chapter is a slow-burning punch to the chest. It is not loud, not flashy, but it peels back a memory that has been hiding in Andrea’s past like a shadow behind a church pew. This is the chapter where the mask starts slipping off Dennis Beaumont, and once you see what is underneath, you cannot unsee it.
We begin with Andrea holding on to Sabina’s words from earlier in the car: “I’m going to fight for you.” For Andrea, that sentence means everything. Nobody has ever looked at her with that kind of fire on her behalf. She tucks the memory away, but it stays warm inside her. Then she curls into an empty blue velvet chair beside Paloma’s mother, Nadia, and Sabina. She does not want to miss what Nadia is about to say.
Andrea admits something heartbreaking here: she never got to meet Nadia in life, but she wishes she had. More than that, she wishes she had let Paloma be her real friend. She had no idea Paloma worried about her. No idea Paloma cared so much. They became friends junior year, sitting beside each other in almost every class. Paloma turned around in World History with Mr. Ewing and said, “Hey, I think I know you.” Andrea laughed, confused, because Paloma did look familiar. Paloma asked if Andrea had been in the Eighteenth Ward a long time ago. Andrea barely remembered that “ward” meant church. She had not been since she was eight, when Dennis and Bunny last took her. But she said it sounded familiar, and Paloma clapped her hands right as the bell rang.
After that, Paloma smiled and waved in the halls. She saved Andrea a seat on free-choice days. They passed notes, shared doodles, ate lunch in the halls, sent memes on Instagram. Paloma was the kind of friend Andrea had wanted her whole life—the first person who seemed to take a real interest in her as a person. And yet Andrea kept her at arm’s length. Whenever Paloma asked to hang out after school, Andrea made excuses until Paloma stopped asking. Andrea told herself that if Paloma knew about her life, her home, beyond the walls of Ogden High School, she would run the other way. Like the kids in elementary school had when the nickname “And-reek-a” first stuck. But Paloma had clearly guessed. And she had wanted to be Andrea’s friend anyway.
Nadia retrieves two containers of juice from the grab-and-go refrigerator set into the wall. She hands one to Sabina, then nods to the clock. She wishes Paloma were there to tell them herself, but Paloma will not be home until three. Nadia offers her phone number and says they can come over later. But she knows a few things Paloma does not—things she has only told the police. So maybe this private conversation is better for now.
Sabina wraps her hands tightly around the “Holy Kale” juice. Andrea scoots closer and links her arm through Sabina’s, and Sabina relaxes just a little. Nadia draws a deep breath and finally dives in.
She started hearing about Andrea at the beginning of the school year, last September. Paloma and Andrea had a lot of classes together all of a sudden. Paloma said Andrea was shy and had been teased a lot over the years. Paloma was upset about that, and Nadia was proud of her daughter for befriending Andrea. At first, Nadia did not realize it was Andrea Beaumont. Then Paloma mentioned her last name and said her family had been in their ward—their church community—when both girls were toddlers. That was when Nadia knew exactly who Andrea Beaumont was. Or more accurately, who her parents were.
Before all the new construction in that part of Ogden, before the leadership split their ward into two, they all went to church together. Nadia purses her lips, trying to find the right words. Her brows knit together, and she looks Sabina in the eye. She says she knows better than to hate another person. She knows better than to judge. But that man—Dennis Beaumont—there is something wrong with him.
Sabina asks what she means. Nadia explains how their church works. Everybody gets a “calling,” a job. You might teach Sunday school, clean the building, or be bishop. When someone gets an important calling, the congregation is asked to sustain them by raising their right hand. Sabina asks if it is like a vote. Nadia says no, more like showing support, agreeing that the calling came from God.
When Dennis Beaumont was called to be first counselor in the bishopric—when Andrea and Paloma were about three years old—Nadia did not raise her hand to sustain him. She raised her hand in opposition.
Andrea grows impatient, wondering why they are taking this side quest into church politics. But what else is she going to do? So she slips into her memories to see it for herself. She is only three at the time, but she finds the thread. It is like thumbing through a picture book of memories labeled CHURCH. There it is.
Bunny, wearing a green-and-white paisley dress with long sleeves, holds toddler Andrea on her lap in the pews. Andrea squirms, trying to get down and play. Church is boring. And so, so long. Bunny hisses, “Be reverent. Look at your daddy.” And there is Dennis, grinning from ear to ear at the front, sitting in the row reserved for speakers and leaders. The bishop stands at the pulpit and announces that Brother Ames has been released as first counselor. After much prayer and discussion, the calling has been extended to Brother Beaumont. They present his name for a sustaining vote.
Three-year-old Andrea starts to squawk, grabs Bunny’s collar, then giggles and dives under the pew. Ghost Andrea keeps watching, studying Dennis’s big, toothy grin with pure hatred. The bishop asks all in favor to indicate by the uplifted hand. Bunny, along with the rest of the congregation, raises her hand in a sea of agreement. Andrea notices Bunny wears the only real smile in the room. The bishop thanks them. Then he asks, “Any opposed, by the same sign.”
And that is when Andrea sees Nadia—fourteen years younger, hair in a neat bun, with an adorably chubby toddler Paloma beside her on the pew. Nadia raises her hand. Tentatively at first, then high enough that there is no mistaking the opposition. The bishop’s expression does not change, but his eyes go to Nadia. Nearly every head turns to follow his gaze. Whispers erupt. People shift uncomfortably. Nadia is the only one with her hand raised. She holds it up until the bishop says, “Thank you, Sister. Please find me after the meeting so we can discuss your concerns.”
The meeting moves on. Nadia tucks her chin and stares at her fingers. Her hands tremble as she reaches into her purse for a book about baby animals for Paloma. When the service ends, she hefts toddler Paloma onto her hip and hurries to the front. Andrea’s three-year-old self stays with Bunny, who mutters about soggy Cheerios and a stain on Andrea’s dress.
But the observing part of Andrea follows Nadia across the meeting room, out the double doors, down a long hallway, and into the bishop’s office. The bishop greets her with a smile and guides her to a chair. The room is small, with weird hairy wallpaper and half-closed blinds. A portrait of Jesus with arms open wide hangs behind the bishop. When Nadia shuts the door, his smile disappears, replaced by a stern look.
He asks, “Sister Ramos, can we counsel together?” Nadia nods, worried. She says she has never opposed anyone’s calling before, but she has heard things from some of the young women. Brother Beaumont is too familiar with them. Once, he went into the girls’ bathroom during a weekday activity and claimed it was a mistake.
The bishop draws a deep breath and shakes his head. He counsels her to be wary of believing rumors. He reassures her that this calling—from the Lord—does not come lightly or at random. Brother Beaumont has been chosen for a reason: to further the work of the Lord and to help him grow spiritually. At the end of the day, it is their job to sustain him in faith.
Nadia is confused. “So you’re saying it was wrong of me to oppose?” The bishop says not at all. This gives them an opportunity to counsel together. To remind her that the Lord’s ways are not our ways. He says he is not worried about Brother Beaumont. But he encourages Nadia to search her own heart. Heavenly Father commands us to “judge not.”
Andrea is so immersed in the memory that she almost stops listening to Nadia in the present. Then she realizes Nadia is crying. Andrea shakes the unsettling memory away. Nadia wipes her eyes on her sleeve and says she was not the only one who thought Dennis Beaumont was a wolf in sheep’s clothing. But he was just such a good pretend sheep. Always grinning and clapping people on the back after sacrament meeting. Making sanctimonious comments in Sunday school. His wife, Bunny, was not exactly well-liked, but their little girl—Andrea—was so darling. And Dennis could be… not exactly charming, but a talker, she guesses.
Sabina draws in a deep breath. “Piece of shit,” she seethes. Then she looks up sharply at Nadia. “Sorry.” Nadia covers her mouth to hide a bubble of laughter. “Call him whatever you want. I haven’t even told you about Isabel Palphreyman yet.”
And with that, the chapter ends with the heading: Eight Years Earlier.
## Reader’s Impressions & Star Rating
This chapter absolutely floored me. It is one of those quiet revelations that changes everything without needing a single chase scene or shocking scream. The way Andrea revisits her own toddler memory is haunting, almost like she is a ghost flipping through photo albums she was never meant to see. Nadia’s courage in raising her hand alone, her trembling hands, the bishop’s gentle dismissal—it all feels painfully real. And that final line about Isabel Palphreyman? Chilling. It opens a door I am not ready to walk through, but I absolutely will.
The emotional core here is Andrea’s regret about Paloma. She had a real friend and kept her at arm’s length out of fear and shame. That broke my heart. Sabina’s fierce loyalty—“I’m going to fight for you”—gives Andrea something she has never had. This chapter is a masterclass in showing how silence and church politics can protect predators. It made me furious, sad, and completely hooked.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 4.9 / 5 Stars
## Next Chapter Prediction
The next chapter is clearly going back Eight Years Earlier, and it will finally introduce Isabel Palphreyman. I predict Isabel is another girl connected to Dennis Beaumont—possibly a victim, a witness, or someone who tried to expose him. Nadia’s hesitation suggests Isabel’s story is even darker than the bathroom incident. We may learn that Dennis’s pattern of predation goes back years, and that the church leadership ignored or covered it up. Isabel might be the key to understanding why Andrea was targeted, why Paloma was worried, and what Sabina is truly fighting against. I also suspect this flashback will reveal Nadia’s guilt for not doing more—and maybe the first thread that eventually leads to Andrea’s death. If Isabel disappeared, was harmed, or was silenced, then Dennis Beaumont is far more dangerous than anyone realized.
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