The Hero Never Loved Me

Summary

I opened my eyes, my chest heaving as if I’d just clawed my way out of a grave.

The harsh fluorescent lights of the office blinded me for a second, but as my vision cleared, the terrifying realization set in. I was back. I had returned to that day—the exact afternoon my husband’s foster sister proposed taking the entire staff on a company-funded luxury retreat to Cabo San Lucas.

My pulse pounded against my eardrums. Deep in my company’s accounting software, a catastrophic error lurked: our corporate accounts were about to be frozen by the IRS for an overlooked payroll tax filing.