The night before I gave birth, I overheard my husband secretly offer the doctor $500,000 to make sure I died during delivery so he could start a new life with his five-month-pregnant mistress. I pretended to be asleep—but by the next day, his plan had completely backfired.

What he did not know was that I had seen him crush the pill.

The moment he walked away, I poured the entire cup down the bathroom sink.

Now I lay still.

My eyes stayed closed.

My breathing remained slow.

But every nerve in my body was awake.

Through the partially open bedroom door, I could see Daniel standing beside Dr. Hale.

He wore the navy suit I had bought him for our anniversary.

The same suit he wore when he promised me our marriage was the best decision of his life.

“Once Claire is gone,” Daniel said, “everything transfers without a problem.”

Everything.

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