Three days after I gave birth to twins, my husband showed up with his mistress and divorce papers. “Take $3 million and sign it. I only want the kids.” I signed… and disappeared that night. By morning, he realized something was terribly wrong.

to realize he was systematically locking me out of my own creation.

“He didn’t magically get smarter,” I muttered into my coffee cup. “He just got incredibly arrogant.”

“It’s the same difference in the end,” Janet noted, scribbling furiously. “Arrogant men leave trails.”

Suddenly, my phone vibrated violently against the Formica. An unknown Omaha number.continue reading …