“We should learn from our mistakes.”

Shannon

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I let out a sigh of relief, breathing in fresh air once our house came into view. Spending two days at the trap house was no joke. Matthew had me making and taking supervised calls, escorting him to drug drop-offs, and endangering my life repeatedly.

After paying the taxi driver, I turned to see my mom surging towards me, hands out, ready to coat me with her love. “My goodness, I was so worried about you,” she cried out, enveloping me in a tight hug.

“I’m okay,” I whispered, tears gushing out of my eyes and soaking her shirt wet. I could...