At 56, Clara thought her sudden weight gain and blinding pain meant the end of her life. But the clinic’s diagnosis was far more shocking. And when her estranged daughter finally discovered the truth, her reaction triggered a nightmare no one saw coming…

in her hands.

“Do you still feel guilty?” she asked.

Lydia looked out toward the trees. For years, guilt had been the private room she returned to when the house was quiet. It had changed shape over time. It no longer accused her every morning, but it had never fully left.

“Sometimes,” Lydia said honestly. “Not the way I used to. But sometimes.”

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