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“Then tell her I called.” “I will pass along the message, sir,” Gregory replied. The line went dead. Roland remained standing in our kitchen with the phone pressed against his …

PART 2 — THE NAME ROLAND NEVER BOTHERED TO LEARN Read More

For several seconds, nobody moved. Martin’s last sentence seemed to hang in the room. The question is how long she has been waiting for Simone to have a child. I …

PART 5 — THE WOMAN MY MOTHER NEVER MENTIONED Read More

Nobody spoke for several seconds. Roland’s final sentence seemed to change the temperature in the room. Do not use Roland. His result could expose everything. I stared at Dr. Mercer. …

PART 8 — THE BLOOD TEST DIANE FEARED Read More

Caleb must never know Roland is his son until Wren is born. Below it, in darker ink: He knows now. Roland stared at the DNA report from the floor of …

PART 11 — THE FATHER ROLAND NEVER KNEW Read More

PART 2 — THE MESSAGE PAUL LEFT BEHIND “If you’re hearing this, then somebody finally ignored my instructions.” Mara made a sound somewhere between a laugh and a sob. Paul’s …

PART 2 —My daughter Mara canceled her wedding after Paul d*ed, but the bridal shop kept calling every first Friday like nothing had happened. I finally drove there at 10:22 to make them stop, and the owner brought out a ivory dress with 17 payment slips clipped to the hanger. Read More

PART 5 — THE MAN WE BURIED For eleven years, I had believed my husband was dead. Not missing. Not presumed dead. Dead. I had identified Thomas at the hospital. …

PART 3 —My daughter Mara canceled her wedding after Paul d*ed, but the bridal shop kept calling every first Friday like nothing had happened. I finally drove there at 10:22 to make them stop, and the owner brought out a ivory dress with 17 payment slips clipped to the hanger. Read More

PART 8 — THE WOMAN WITH OUR NAME WARREN. Mara stared at the word until I thought she had stopped breathing. “Mom.” “I see it.” “Paul wrote her real name …

PART 4 —My daughter Mara canceled her wedding after Paul d*ed, but the bridal shop kept calling every first Friday like nothing had happened. I finally drove there at 10:22 to make them stop, and the owner brought out a ivory dress with 17 payment slips clipped to the hanger. Read More

PART 11 — THE WOMAN WHO STOLE MY NAME My blood type was A negative. According to the original hospital record, Baby B was A negative. Baby B was supposedly …

Final PART —My daughter Mara canceled her wedding after Paul d*ed, but the bridal shop kept calling every first Friday like nothing had happened. I finally drove there at 10:22 to make them stop, and the owner brought out a ivory dress with 17 payment slips clipped to the hanger. Read More

PART 2 — THE KEY WITH THE RED RIBBON I stared at the three keys for several seconds. The brass one opened the old service entrance beside the kitchen. The …

PART 2 — On my 80th birthday, my daughter looked me in the eye and said, “Mom, nobody is coming. You’d better just stay in your room… Read More

PART 7 — THE MAN WHO STOOD BESIDE ME AT THE FUNERAL For eleven years, I had remembered Charles standing beside Thomas’s grave. His arm around my shoulders. His voice …

PART 3 —On my 80th birthday, my daughter looked me in the eye and said, “Mom, nobody is coming. You’d better just stay in your room… Read More