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.”

her. “If I’m delusional, then anything I do makes

professional mask

seven sharp,

Tom Ford

down halfway up. Had to walk a few miles, but I made it by seven, like always.”

“Home? Isn’t your real

smiled indulgently. “Emma, darling, don’t be difficult.”

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the Artemide lamp

his burn scar was,

flinching, he picked it up. “Not your style? I’ll have your favorite

are you doing this? Why? I was leaving! You had your affair, I just wanted a divorce! I didn’t

once loved. “Emma, we’re

mountain air is very dry.”

this stranger

Nathan? My husband of five

in this mountain prison, I’d given up

remote valley, cell service blocked, with just a nurse and housekeeper for company.

had closed the roads. The only way out

& Associates, returned at 7 PM. Just like

he demanded nothing. If anything, he was

curled silently on the B&B Italia sofa while he chatted about work, current events,

periods…

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