While I was on vacation with my cousins, my phone lit up with one message: “Get on a plane home. Don’t tell your parents you’re coming.” When I landed, an attorney and two investigators

Margaret’s voice remained steady. “Your birth name is Natalie Pierce. Your parents were David and Laura Pierce. They died in a crash outside Tacoma. You were reported missing from the scene.”

The room seemed to tilt sideways.

Luis said, “We believe Martin Ellison was one of the first officers to arrive.”

“My dad?” I whispered.

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