He left his pregnant wife for his mistress, then came back asking if she had given birth. The nurse stared at him and said, Your wife took the baby and vanished 15 days ago.

he has done.

I called Olivia.

Disconnected.

I called her sister, Beth.

Straight to voicemail.

I called her mother.

Blocked.

Then I called Serena.

She picked up on the second ring, bright and casual, as if my entire world had not just broken apart.

“Did you talk to her?”

“She’s gone,” I said.

Silence followed. “What do you mean gone?”

“She had the baby fifteen continue reading …