After Graduation, I Took One Quiet Step to Protect My Future. It Turned Out to Matter

to pretend it’s love.

“Emily,” she said, “we need to talk.”

“What’s this about?” I asked, though my pulse had already begun to climb.

My father held up a folder. “We found something. There was an error in your grandparents’ paperwork. The house title was never properly transferred before they died.”

Ashley stepped forward, smile sharp. “Which means the continue reading …