After returning from a secret mission, she found her daughter being humiliated by her husband’s mistress—who had no idea the mother owned the family fortune and knew every lie.

and eyes that felt completely empty.

She looked me over from head to toe, taking in my black tactical pants, wet boots, and the plain government jacket I had not bothered to remove.

“Oh,” she said with a smile. “So you’re Evelyn.”

The way she spoke my name made it sound filthy.

I stepped fully into the house and shut the door behind me.

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