battlefield and the court of public opinion. Andrew moved in with Mo

nd Molly, looking like a happy couple, taking the baby for a walk in the park. Andrew posting a picture of

ather you've become, Andrew!" and "Aiden is so lucky to have such a devoted dad." They were building a narrative, pain

from my first "miscarriage." They were suspiciously clean, almost too perfect. No complications noted, just a standard D&C

They showed up at my door one afternoon

k," Clark said, stepping i

dbag to her chest. "We know this is hard for y

lat. "I'm sure you can. You've h

ed. Clark's

point. "We'll give you money. A lot of money. Enough for you to start o

disyn," I said. "And

ned. The fake sym

Sarah hissed. "You're

rive past my house, and I'd see her small face in the back window, staring at me wi

Gabrielle," he

ce would come through

ll Gabrielle what you told me?" S

e, then the coached w

She says you want to break our

d just hang up, my hand shaking with a rage so cold it burned. They were poison

im rocking Aiden to sleep-when my doorbell rang insistently. I opened it to find Andrew on my doorstep, his face

this?" I

use. "You need to stop this harassment. My family is gettin

d, my voice rising. "I'm fighting

roared. "She is Clark's! And you are

the door. "Andrew, maybe

yes were locked on me, filled with a venom I had never seen before. "

N

but absolute. It

, invading my space. "You think you can just

laughed, a bitter, ugly sound. "Y

timidate, to dominate. I stumbled backward, my heel catching on the edge of a rug, and fell to the floor. The shoc

st heaving. There was no remo

I'm not leaving her here to plot and destroy my fami

dn't protest. She just nodded me

ck down at me, s

said, his voice cold. "Yo