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.”

to her. “If I’m delusional,

her professional

seven sharp, Nathan arrived.

and Tom Ford gloves, bringing the mountain

about the delay, angel. Car broke down halfway up. Had to walk

coldly. “Home? Isn’t your real

indulgently. “Emma, darling, don’t be

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the Artemide lamp at his

burn scar was, drawing blood.

up. “Not your style? I’ll have your favorite designer piece here tomorrow.”

doing this? Why? I was leaving! You had your affair, I just wanted a divorce! I didn’t even try to destroy

look I’d once loved. “Emma,

is very

stared at this stranger wearing my

Nathan? My husband of five

in this mountain prison, I’d given

valley, cell service blocked, with just a

closed the roads. The only way out

at 8 AM for Pierce & Associates, returned at

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

curled silently on the B&B Italia sofa while

periods…

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