The Heir Trap

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The Heir Trap

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Abstract

On Labor Day, my husband worked himself to death in another woman's bed.

Halfway through the funeral, my mother-in-law said to me, "Malcolm's gone, but this family still doesn't have an heir. Clara, you're still young. Have a child with Vincent. The sooner the better."

I stared at my brother-in-law in his wheelchair, my mind going blank.

"But he's Malcolm's brother."

"Better to keep it in the family," Nora Stroud said with a smile. "This is my decision. Even if Malcolm were still alive, he'd listen to me."

Something in me snapped, and a quiet laugh slipped out.

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