The sound of the text message sliced through the stillness of the night, waking me abruptly. I didn’t move, just lay there as Raymond cautiously picked up his phone. A wave of unease washed over me for reasons I couldn't explain.

**[Raymond, don’t let that bitch fool you!]**

**[You really want to know who killed your parents, don’t you?]**

**[It was this bitch’s parents! Bad people don’t produce anything good.]**

**[They forced you into this marriage and drugged you to ruin our wedding!]**

Raymond’s pupils dilated in shock, and instinctively, he didn’t want to believe what he was reading. Anna wouldn’t be so altruistic. He turned slowly to glance at...