else.”

I accepted the card.

Before leaving, Kyle paused at the gate.

“For what it’s worth, I’m glad you escaped me. You deserved better.”

Then he walked away without looking back.

PART 3 — THE WOMAN WHO WALKED AWAY

Four months later, I stood inside a courthouse wearing a navy blazer and told a jury what Kyle and his brothers had done.

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