My life changed during what was supposed to be one last summer weekend at Pelican Cove before school began. My fiancée, Claire, and I had taken her six children to the beach. I stepped away for only a few minutes to buy drinks. When I returned, Claire was gone.
Police searched the water and surrounding coastline for days. Eventually, the assumption was that she had drowned. I was twenty-nine, unmarried, and suddenly standing beside six grieving children who had lost their mother. People told me no one would blame me for walking away. Legally and practically, I could have tried to return to the life I had before Claire…. Continue Reading ⬇️
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