Chapter 5

The copy of the property deed hit the Carter Family like a slap in the face, hard and silent.

Henry went white as a sheet, paler than paper.

He stared at the document, lips quivering, totally speechless.

Henry's mother snatched the copy, shoved it right up to her face, her cloudy eyes wide like she was trying to drill a hole through it.

"No. No, that can't be right. You bought this house when you got married," she muttered, unable to wrap her head around it.

"Yeah," I said, leaning back in my chair, watching them unravel. "I bought it…