My husband hi:t me at dinner. No wa:rning, just silence. One second I was laughing at my brother-in-law’s joke… The next, my head sna:pped sideways. No one moved. Then his mother leaned in and whispered, “I stayed… don’t be me.”

Inspector Reyes from financial crimes.

Richard noticed where I was looking.

“Friends of yours?” he asked quietly.

“Old colleagues.”

His grip tightened.

“Clara,” he warned.

I smiled for the cameras.

“That’s exactly why I invited them.”

At 9:17 p.m., Mara filed three emergency motions.

At 9:23, sealed evidence packets reached the state attorney’s office.

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