They sounded like the sentence that had stopped a monster.

Gregory got a long sentence as the mastermind; Stephanie and Renata went away for the extortion and the attempt on my daughter; Raymond cooperated and was held to account for the fraud.

As they led Gregory out, he turned to me.

“Alison — you know I’d never have let anyone hurt her.” “You turned an eight-year-old into a bargaining chip to force my signature,” I said, and my voice did not shake.

“You didn’t need your own hands for it to be unforgivable.” “I loved you!” he called, at the door.