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After the divorce, she secretly carried his child alone—until the moment labor struck and the doctor pulled down his mask.

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Detective Shaw stood beside the hospital window, flipping through a folder thick with printed bank statements and photocopies of credit applications. Morning sunlight stretched weakly across the room, making the bruises on my arms look even darker.

“Detective,” I said quietly, holding up the phone. “I just got this.”

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