Chapter 1 - THE EMPTY CHAIR

(Recap: On what was meant to be the happiest day of my life, my seven-year-old daughter Emily vanished right before the vows. I discovered her locked inside an upstairs bedroom by my mother-in-law-to-be, Margaret, who cold-bloodedly confessed that she and Ethan had already discussed how to get rid of my child. Carrying Emily away from the altar, my little girl handed me a folded note hidden in her purse—written in Margaret’s handwriting—beginning with four chilling words: "Ethan doesn't love you…")
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