Khloe had secured her internship at Manhattan General using a forged Ivy League nursing degree. And Preston, as chief of OB, had used his credentials to sign off on her background check and bypass the hospital board.

Handing that to the district attorney turned their domestic mess into federal fraud and forgery of official documents.

Preston bailed himself out on the assault charge. As he walked down the precinct steps, two federal detectives were waiting.

“Preston Pierce, you’re under arrest for accessory to federal fraud.”

The cuffs clicked over his wrists. His medical license was permanently revoked. He was facing federal prison. And somewhere in there, whatever was left of his composure finally gave out.

Chapter 5: The Final Diagnosis

He used his last crumpled bills to bribe a logistics worker for my transfer schedule. A man with nothing left to lose is the most dangerous animal on earth—and one night, he was waiting for me in the dark.