“My husband filed for divorce, and my ten-year-old daughter asked the judge, ‘Your Honor, can I show you something Mommy doesn’t know?’

she thinks. Besides, with her history of ’emotional mood swings,’ no judge is going to give her more than supervised visits.”

Vanessa looked at him, her smile a little strained. “What if the kid changes her mind? What if she says something?”

Caleb shrugged, the gesture dripping with dismissive arrogance. “She won’t. She’s terrified of disappointing me.continue reading …