e computer monitor and the green light of the photocopier. Au

wing the monthly transfers to an account in Carmen's name. She had found the rece

ccounts were empty. The files that should have contained their joint tax returns for

clicked. The door swung open, floodin

silhouette large and imposing. He

ng?" he asked, his v

tinctively moving to cover the photo

air, landing around her like confetti. Audrey looked down. It was the prenuptial agre

te laughed, the sound harsh and grating. "You think your

ing. She just stared at

s and turned it toward her. It was a banking app. The balance read $0.00. "I moved everything this mo

ropped, but she ke

vonte said, leaning against the desk. "There is no marital estate

assets," Audrey sai

name through the mud. I will tell the court you're unfit, a mentally unstable al

malice. "And you will never see what's inside

red at him

out of my life, or I will bury you

about the truth of her son. If she signed, she might lose her only link to him. If she didn't, Devont

off the floor. She looked at the signature line, the

widened. "What

e shredded paper into his face. "I'll sign n

from shock to amusement. "You're crazy. You have no money, no power,

the room. She didn't look back. She walked out the

alone, penniless, and fighting for the truth about her child. She needed legal

ne and dialed the only

ice shaking. "I need a fa