Author: JM Nab

PART 3 — THE MAN BEHIND THE PAPERWORK Nobody moved. For several seconds, the only sound in my house was the faint hum of the refrigerator from the kitchen. Then …

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PART 4 — THE BROTHER WHO OPENED THE DOOR Edward stared up at Linda as if he had forgotten how to breathe. “Uncle Thomas introduced you to Marcus?” Linda gripped …

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PART 2: THE HOUSE THEY TRIED TO STEAL I didn’t answer Liam’s message. I slipped the new key into my pocket, thanked the locksmith, and walked through the lake house …

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PART 4: THE DEBT HIDDEN BENEATH MY NAME The second deed contained the address of my Denver home. But it wasn’t a document transferring ownership. It was a deed of …

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PART 5: THE PERSON TRAPPED INSIDE THE FIRE “What do you mean someone is inside?” I asked. “We received another emergency call from the same address,” the dispatcher said. “A …

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PART 6: THE TRAP WAITING INSIDE MY OWN HOME “Do not go home,” Detective Kim said. She had taken my phone and was watching the camera feed with Rachel. “The …

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PART 7: THE BROTHER BEHIND EVERY LIE Liam watched the security footage without speaking. On the screen, he leaned over Vanessa’s kitchen table and signed my name to the fraudulent …

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PART 8: THE KEY I FINALLY KEPT FOR MYSELF The date written beside my license plate was tomorrow. For one terrible moment, I imagined what might have happened if Vanessa …

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PART 2: THE SECRET MARGARET LEFT BEHIND Harrison Vance placed the wooden lockbox between us as carefully as if it contained something alive. For several seconds, neither of us spoke. …

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PART 3: THE SECOND PHONE “Elena… they weren’t waiting for Mom to die.” Chloe’s voice cracked. “They were waiting for you to.” For one second, I heard nothing. Not Harrison. …

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