I still hear my mother-in-law’s whisper as her hands slam into my back—then the world drops away. “Just disappear,” she hisses above the rim. I hit dirt, choking in the dark, fingers scraping stone… until my palm strikes iron. A chest. I pry it open and gold flashes like lightning. Tucked inside: a brittle will—Whoever finds this becomes the legal heir. Up top, her shadow leans in. “Did it work?” I smile into the darkness. “Better than you think.”
I still hear my mother-in-law’s whisper as her hands slammed into my back—then the world dropped away. “Just disappear,” Diane Carter hissed over the stone rim. We were behind the old barn on the Carter property, arguing about the estate again. Mark’s dad had been gone six months, and every question I asked—about bank statements,…