Avery Came Home From Overseas and Found Her Name on the Lake Deed

The date was August 14, four years ago, at nine in the morning.

“This is a recorded quitclaim deed,” I said.

“And an irrevocable living trust.”

“Read the named grantor and the sole beneficiary,” Vance said, tapping his brass pen against the margin.

My father’s full name was typed in bold across the top as grantor.

Right underneath it, listed as the sole primary beneficiary with full legal title, was my name.

“He transferred the entire seventeen-million-dollar Lake Anne property to you four years ago,” Vance said.

“Victoria has no ownership interest in the land, the main house, or the timber parcels.”