The Wife He Designed

le, the charismatic t

g our first child, convinced I

y life, only to reappear in a crushing photo: his arm

ld sha

deeper than I cou

sly chosen stand-in, a grotesque copy

o have *her* features, a li

lculated lie, meaning my marriage, my love, and my

within me; how could

ever leave, especially with a baby on t

terribl

his vessel, h

e was still flaunting his obsessio

eticulously orchestrated my escape, securi

exactly who was being played, leaving him