“My son is not an inconvenience to be managed,” I said.

“He is a person.” Blanca closed her eyes.

“I see that now.” “No,” I said, and stood.

“You see it because you were caught.”

Chapter 14 — The Doctor Who Refused

Her confession changed everything.

Prosecutors reopened the files on Alyssa and Ines; exhumation orders were granted and preserved tissue was sent for advanced testing.

Investigators pulled six years of financial records, transfers, and phone logs.