Full part: “At my newborn daughter’s welcome party, my mother-in-law lifted a black pet collar from a velvet box and said

“Yes.”

“Send me everything,” he said. “Do not contact Margaret tonight.”

The next morning, Wesley arrived home pale and exhausted.

“My father ordered the entire family back to the estate at noon,” he said. “He said attendance is mandatory.”

I stared at him.

Then he swallowed hard.

“Your father will be there too—and he’s bringing people with him.”