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I checked my watch as the Uber pulled up to our Presidio Heights home. Four hours early. Cameron wasn't expecting me until tonight—the perfect surprise after landing the Westbrook account in Seattle. My heels clicked against the marble foyer as I set down my carry-on, the house eerily quiet except for the distant hum of the air conditioning. "Cameron?" I called out, my voice echoing through our minimalist modern home. No answer. I slipped off my blazer and headed toward our home office, hoping to finalize the contract details before he returned. The afternoon sun streamed through the floor-to-ceiling windows, illuminating dust particles dancing in the air. Cameron's laptop sat open on the desk, screen still glowing—unusual for my meticulous husband who treated his devices like extensions of himself. I moved to close it when a notification flashed across the screen. A video message from Isabella. My sister's name alone made something twist in my stomach—a lifetime of instinct I'd learned to suppress. I shouldn't look. I shouldn't. But my finger moved of its own accord, clicking the preview. The video filled the screen, and my world collapsed. Isabella—my adopted sister—naked, writhing, moaning my husband's