Chapter 6 - The Sister In Law
A blinding flash of white light exploded in my vision as fifty thousand volts of electricity ripped through my body.
My muscles locked completely tight, and I collapsed heavily onto the hard wooden planks of the porch.
I gasped desperately for air, feeling completely paralyzed as the dark world spun wildly around me.
Megan walked up the stairs slowly, kicking my car keys far away into the wet grass.
She looked down at me with an expression of pure, unadulterated disgust.
I woke up an unknown amount of time later, sitting upright and tied tightly to a heavy dining room chair.
The emergency backup lights in the hallway cast a dim, eerie glow across the living room.
My father, Ryan, and Megan were standing in a circle around me, completely dropping any pretense of being a loving family.
My father stepped forward and proudly revealed the entire depth of their massive criminal conspiracy.
He explained that my former boss had paid him millions of dollars to use my pristine compliance record to launder dirty money.
They had intentionally routed stolen funds through my accounts, leaving a perfect digital trail that pointed directly to me.
Buying this specific lake house was supposed to be the final step in framing me for the entire corporate embezzlement scheme.
My father demanded to know exactly where I had hidden the black leather ledger.
I knew that the moment I handed over the evidence, they would murder me and stage it as a guilty suicide.
I looked my father directly in the eyes and lied with absolute, unwavering conviction.
I told them that I had panicked and buried the ledger deep in the muddy woods behind the property.
Ryan cursed violently and slapped the side of my face, demanding that I take them to the exact location.
A massive clap of thunder suddenly shook the entire house as a torrential rainstorm rolled off the lake.
My father cut the ropes binding my ankles, but kept my hands tied securely behind my back.
He ordered Ryan to grab his gun and march me outside into the raging thunderstorm.
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He promised that if I did not dig up the ledger immediately, they would drown me in the lake.
We walked out into the blinding, freezing rain, stepping directly into the terrifying darkness of the dense forest.
