Secrets of a Killer Father

Secrets of a Killer Father

Gavin

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My daughter, Molly, lay frail in the hospital bed, her future hanging by a thread. The doctor's words were stark: an incredibly expensive experimental therapy was her only hope. My ex-husband, Matthew, stood by, his charming facade crumbling as he refused to pay, citing "scam" and "natural remedies." My heart ached with a familiar, searing pain. I remembered this scene – the same cold refusal, the same sweet-sounding lies that doomed her, and me, in another life. He stood there, the man who had abandoned us before, the man who ultimately murdered us. This time, however, I was ready. This time, I had a plan. My voice, unnervingly calm, cut through the tension. "If you won't pay, Matthew, I understand. We'll go to Oregon. They have a law there – the Dignity with Death Act. Physician-assisted suicide." The room plunged into shocked silence. Gasps. Disbelief. Even Molly, my sweet, brave girl, looked stunned. How could a mother even suggest such a thing? What monstrous desperation, or sheer madness, would drive her to this unthinkable act, to choose death for her child? But they didn't know what I knew. They didn't know the dark secret Matthew was hiding, the true horror he had planned. And this time, I wouldn't let him get away with it. This time, I' d drag his true intentions into the light, even if I had to burn down everything around me to expose him.

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My daughter, Molly, lay frail in the hospital bed, her future hanging by a thread.

The doctor's words were stark: an incredibly expensive experimental therapy was her only hope.

My ex-husband, Matthew, stood by, his charming facade crumbling as he refused to pay, citing "scam" and "natural remedies."

My heart ached with a familiar, searing pain.

I remembered this scene – the same cold refusal, the same sweet-sounding lies that doomed her, and me, in another life.

He stood there, the man who had abandoned us before, the man who ultimately murdered us.

This time, however, I was ready. This time, I had a plan.

My voice, unnervingly calm, cut through the tension. "If you won't pay, Matthew, I understand. We'll go to Oregon. They have a law there – the Dignity with Death Act. Physician-assisted suicide."

The room plunged into shocked silence. Gasps. Disbelief. Even Molly, my sweet, brave girl, looked stunned.

How could a mother even suggest such a thing? What monstrous desperation, or sheer madness, would drive her to this unthinkable act, to choose death for her child?

But they didn't know what I knew.

They didn't know the dark secret Matthew was hiding, the true horror he had planned. And this time, I wouldn't let him get away with it.

This time, I' d drag his true intentions into the light, even if I had to burn down everything around me to expose him.

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