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The rattlesnake was already under my pillow when I heard my mother-in-law whisper, “When she’s gone, you can finally start your real family.” / Chapter 1 / 10

Chapter 1 - The Rattlesnake in the Silk

The rattlesnake was already under my pillow when I heard my mother-in-law whisper, “When she’s gone, you can finally start your real family.”

I stood barefoot in the hallway, one hand over my mouth.

Then she said a woman’s name I had never heard before.

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