Eight Years Later, I Returned for Christmas with the Four Children He Never Knew Were His

“Where is Daniel now?” I asked, my tone flat, dangerous, and utterly devoid of fear.

“He’s flying into Boulder tomorrow morning for the late family Christmas dinner,” Celeste said. “He thinks he’s coming to celebrate.”

“Thank you, Celeste,” I said.

“What are you going to do?”

I looked toward the hallway, where my four children lay sleeping peacefully in their beds. Safe. Beautiful. Untouched by the rot of the Reynolds legacy.

“I’m going to finish this,” I replied.

Boxing Day in Boulder was blindingly white.

I didn’t bring the children this time. Leaving them in Austin with Dana was the hardest thing I’d ever done, but this wasn’t a room for innocence. This was an execution.

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