ep. I opened my eyes to the pale morning light slanting through the blinds. The date o

I need y

iancé' s voice, was urgent

. It's an investment, a huge

savings, my inheritance, everything. I had covered the five million he had embezzled from his company. He

ere would be

ou hear me? I

ir in my lungs feeling new

my voice cle

an, no? Sarah,

rk. I don't ha

the number for his company's internal audit department. I typed out a short, anonymous email detailing the exact accounts Mark had used

e lit up with a call f

by the police! They said it's about embezzlemen

would have been just as panicked, rushing

my god, Linda. I don't know what

Talk to his bosses! He woul

I whispered, th

all so clearly. After I had saved him the first time, his parents, the Johnsons, were so grateful. They had al

ater, that I had used the incident to force him into a life he never wanted. He carried on

d against me. They made her believe Brittany was her "real" mother, the fun, be

ding groaned and then collapsed. My last act was to push Mark and Lily into a sp

could hear them on the other side. I

aughter, my sweet Lily, had scre

rect her. He di

her phone miraculously working.

voice filled with a relief that w

aughter calling another woman "Mom." The rescue effor

Back to the day

m Mark's mother. Sarah, dear, pl

lete

sted me as his emergency contact and legal representati

small amount of cash. Then I went to the precinct. I did

lurry of drama, her face a mask of tear-streaked concer

asn't paying the bill. Let's see if

d a week before he' d get out on bail, assuming

pear from his l