, I called my be

n who had ever voiced skepticism about Ethan. "He's too

ice deliberately weak a

e hour, her presence a small, sol

ered, hugging me gent

ed for Ethan become real for a moment in her ar

ng for me, Stel. And you

her eyes full of c

need you to quietly liquidate all my assets. The savings account, the inher

. "Jocelyn, what's go

ne-way ticket to Switzerland. There's a specialized clinic there, the Mont

ed the last, most

A car crash, a fire... something untraceable. I need Joce

g into place in her sharp, legal mind. She didn't see the w

didn't he?" she whisp

ation she needed. She nodded, her expression har

ith a brochure. The paper felt gloss

le and persuasive, "that maybe it's time

n adoption agency. A very exclusive one. I t

my life, into the space left by the child he had me lose. Th

whispered. "Yes

e hospital, my dark glasses hiding the cold, calculating fire in my eyes. He thought he was