Chapter 11 - THE LAST CALLMonths passed.
Helen began sleeping again.
Sarah returned to school.
The cabin became a distant memory.
Then one night, Helen's phone rang.
Unknown number.
She stared at it.
Sarah was sitting nearby.
“Don't answer.”
Helen almost didn't.
Then she pressed accept.
Silence.
A man's breathing.
Helen's heart stopped.
“Who is this?”
A voice answered.
“You should have taken the money and disappeared.”
Helen recognized it.
Richard.
She stood frozen.
“You're in prison.”
“I know.”
“How are you calling me?”
A soft laugh.
“That's not important.”
Helen's blood ran cold.
“You lost.”
“No, Helen.”
His voice became quieter.
“I lost everything.”
A pause.
“But you still have something I want.”
Helen looked at Sarah.
“What?”
May you like
“The truth.”
The line went dead.
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Chapter 12 - RICHARD'S SECRETHelen contacted the authorities immediately.
Chapter 13 - THE BOXFrancesca remembered the watch.
Chapter 14 - THE FINAL HUNTThe federal government moved Helen and Sarah into protective custody.
Chapter 15 - SIX MONTHS LATERSix months after Marcus's arrest, the final indictments were announced.
Chapter 16 - THE HOUSE BY THE OCEANThey left Chicago.
Chapter 17 - WHAT SURVIVAL BECAMESarah changed.
