My dad slapped me on his birthday. “what kind of w…

she broke down. Patricia told me it was a custody dispute, Beverly’s statement read. She said the father was dangerous. I didn’t know it was kidnapping. I swear. Ten thousand dollars. That’s what I was worth.

Monday, January 20th, 2:13 p.m. The email arrived. Subject: Paternity test results. Order number O-2026-11723. I opened it on Ryan’s phone. My continue reading …