For the first time since my marriage fell apart, I finally felt like my life was becoming steady again. Then my daughter vanished, and the note she left behind shattered everything I thought I understood.
After my divorce, I swore I would never trust another man again.
Maybe that sounds harsh, but after 14 years with Donald, I felt like I had earned the right to feel that way. My ex-husband had a gift for making promises sound believable right until the second he failed to keep them.
By the time he moved several states away and slowly stopped calling our daughter consistently, I had already spent years preparing myself for disappointment.
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