David had told me the plain truth.

Legal codes and photographs were never going to convince my son.

Ethan was in too deep with his perfect new life.

I pressed down on the heavy black clasp to check the seal.

He’ll never believe us unless he sees it with his own eyes.

I sat down in my leather desk chair.

Vanessa drew her power from her social standing and her flawless image.

She’d worked the boutique clerk by claiming I didn’t fit the rich look of the place.