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PART 4 Grady stood abruptly. “Stop.” His voice surprised both of us. “You don’t get to do that.” Kelsey stared. “You lied to me,” he continued. “You told me the …

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PART 5 “What?” he asked. Kelsey shook her head. “No.” “Mom didn’t say he was.” “I know.” “Then why did you react like that?” “I didn’t.” Grady stared at her. …

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PART 6 She looked uncomfortable. “I don’t know.” Then she opened the door. Nathan Ellis looked nothing like the man I had imagined. He was probably in his late forties. …

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PART 7 I had not opened that hatch in eleven years. The officer climbed up. A few minutes later, he called down. “Ma’am?” I looked up. “There are boxes up …

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PART 8 He nodded. “You lost money.” He nodded again. “You lost trust.” He lowered his head. “But you didn’t lose everything.” “What do I have left?” “You have the …

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PART 4 My broken phone. The screen was shattered into a spiderweb of glass. I stared at it. Then I looked at Caleb. “You broke that because you were afraid …

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PART 5 I stared at him. “No.” He nodded. “Good.” I was surprised. He squeezed my hand. “You don’t need your father’s position to protect yourself.” I started crying again. …

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PART 6 For the first time in months, I slept without waking up afraid. But peace didn’t last long. At 9:17 the next morning, my phone rang. It was Caleb. …

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PART 7 I looked toward my daughter’s empty crib. “I almost didn’t.” “I know.” “How did you know?” “Because most people don’t.” The next morning, Caleb’s law firm suspended him. …

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