My family left my daughter and me trapped in an abandoned mine—then her whispered warning revealed what my brother had said before we fell

clenched.

“What?”

She paused.

“I heard him talking to Grandpa when you went back to the car for your jacket.”

I stared at her.

Sophie swallowed.

“Uncle Daniel said, ‘Once Melissa and the kid are gone, nobody can challenge the will.’”

For one moment, I forgot about the pain in my ribs.

“What will?”

“He said there was another paper. Grandpa said Grandma should continue reading …