Your carefulness is not a character flaw.

It may, one day, be the only thing that saves you.

Chapter 7 — The Protective Order

My attorney arrived before sunrise.

Within hours, we had secured an immediate protective order, sealed my medical files where the family could not reach them, and formally lodged criminal complaints for aggravated assault, domestic battery, and attempted financial extortion.

And then, before he left my room, he opened his laptop, and his face turned grave.

“Jade,” he said.