When the money ran out, I was ready to sell the house, but Naomi stopped me. "What if Willow really is gone? If you sell the house, how are we supposed to live? Caleb's still so young. What about him?""I can't think about that right now," I said. "Willow comes first."In the end, I didn't sell the house. Willow was brought home that same day by someone from a nearby fishing town. I used to think we were lucky. Now, I knew that Naomi had planned all of it.My vision went red, and I hit her again. The officer stepped in only after the blow landed. "Mr. Gilbert, calm down. Don't interfere with the investigation." They pulled me out of the room.Naomi and Katherine were convicted of trafficking Willow and sentenced to five years in prison. The day the verdict came down, Caleb lashed out at me, kicking and hitting. "This is all your fault! Now we can't sell Willow, and Mom and Grandma are in jail!"I didn't hold back and slapped him.After that, I divorced Naomi and arran
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