Chapter 13

The plane ticket to Paris was my escape plan. A clean break from everything.

I told no one, spent two days quietly packing, and called an Uber for JFK at dawn.

1 dozed off in the cat.

When I woke up. I was in a stranger’s house.

The interior looked like something out of Architectural Digest – all Restoration Hardware warmth and designer touches. Outside, a pristine winter landscape stretched endlessly, mountains rising in the distance.

A young woman in scrubs came in, smiling. “Time for your medication, Mrs. Pierce.”

My heart stopped.

“Where’s Nathan?”

“Mr. Pierce will be here by seven. The mountain roads are tricky in the snow, but he never misses his schedule.”

“My phone? My luggage?”

Another practiced smile. “Let’s focus on your medication. I can’t help with anything else.”

“What exactly is wrong with me?” My voice was eerily calm.

“After your accident, the trauma triggered some delusional episodes. The doctor prescribed regular medication.”

“So I’m a prisoner.”

“There’s no car here. Only authorized vehicles can get up the mountain. Besides, in your condition, travel isn’t

advised.”

the pills out the window and turned to her. “If I’m delusional,

professional mask cracking.

seven sharp, Nathan

Tom Ford gloves, bringing the mountain chill with him.

to walk a few miles, but I

“Home? Isn’t your real home in Greenwich?

darling, don’t be difficult.”

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lamp

his burn scar was, drawing blood.

style? I’ll have your

me snapped. “Why are you doing this? Why? I was leaving! You had your affair, I just wanted a

I’d once loved. “Emma, we’re married. That means

air is very dry.”

stranger wearing my husband’s face.

My husband of five years?

this mountain prison, I’d given up on escape.

cell service blocked, with just a nurse and housekeeper

roads. The only

at 8 AM for Pierce & Associates, returned at 7

captivity, he demanded nothing. If anything, he was more attentive, more

I curled silently on the B&B Italia sofa while

periods…

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