Chapter 10 - The Last Secret
Three months later, the horrors of that morning felt like a distant, fading bad dream.
Thanks to the federal government's witness protection program, we were relocated to a beautiful, quiet house right on the California coast.
David was fully pardoned for his crimes due to his cooperation, and we were finally living as a happy, unbroken family.
Adele was placed in a secure, undisclosed location, but she made sure Oliver received a massive trust fund for his bravery.
My six-year-old son was happily building a sandcastle on the beach, his laughter carrying warmly on the ocean breeze.
I smiled, feeling the warm morning sun on my face as I walked down the driveway to check the mail.
I opened the metal box, expecting to find nothing but utility bills and grocery coupons.
Instead, sitting alone in the back of the mailbox, was a small ceramic piggy bank painted entirely pitch black.
My heart stopped completely, a cold dread washing over my entire body.
I carried it to the concrete driveway and shattered it with a heavy stone.
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Inside was a single piece of crisp white paper written in dark red ink.
The note read: "You only destroyed the American branch of our family, Mrs. Davis, and we are coming to collect our debt."
