Chapter 4
I thought I had misheard. “Into this house?” I whispered. “After what she did to Jacob?” David’s expression didn’t change. “She stays here. Where I can keep an eye on …
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Chapter 3
I rushed to the bedroom door and twisted the handle. Locked. “David!” I shouted, pounding hard on the wood. “Open this door right now!” No answer. I heard footsteps moving …
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David stood there perfectly still, his face unreadable. He didn’t look at our screaming son in my arms. He didn’t even glance at Jacob’s burned, blistering skin. His eyes were …
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The nanny struck my three-year-old son hard across the face the moment he turned his head away from his spoon. Before I could even draw breath to scream, she tipped …
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Chapter 20
A year later. We were living in our new house. A beautiful three-bedroom with a big backyard. There was a swing set. A garden. A treehouse that I had built …
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The wedding was perfect. Small. Intimate. Beautiful. We got married in the park. Under an oak tree. Rosie was the flower girl. She wore a white dress with pink ribbons. …
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Six months later. Life was perfect. Sarah and I had decided to get remarried. Small ceremony. Just us. Rosie. Dr. Lopez. Emily, who had come to visit. And a few …
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It happened on a Saturday. We were at the farmers’ market. Rosie was riding on my shoulders. Sarah was holding my hand. We were buying apples. And then I saw …
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The next few weeks were peaceful. Quiet. Healing. Bethany was in prison. My father was in jail, awaiting trial. My mother… she had disappeared. She hadn’t called. Hadn’t written. Hadn’t …
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We walked out of the courthouse. The sun was shining. The sky was blue. It was a beautiful day. Sarah and I stood on the steps. We held hands. We …
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