The Night He Left Us in the Snow

Summary

On Christmas Eve, Adrian Moretti left my father and me on an icy lakeside road because Lucia Vale called and said she was sick.

The defibrillator that could have saved my father was in his armored SUV, driven away by the man my father had trusted for seven years.

I called Adrian until my fingers went numb. When he finally answered, Lucia was crying on the other end, and his voice held only impatience.

“Elena, stop making this dramatic. Wait for the escort car. Lucia needs me right now.”

By the time the Moretti men arrived, my father was already gone.