My funeral had been going on for hours when I woke up inside my own coffin—and saw my husband fastening my $15,000 gold necklace around my sister’s neck. “She won’t need it anymore,” he whispered. Then I heard them discuss the $500,000 life insurance payout and admit my sister had drugged my final drink. I couldn’t move or scream. Then my 7-year-old nephew looked through the coffin and whispered, “Mom… Aunt Madelyn is looking at me.” His next words made everyone in the room go silent.
Chapter 1: The Scent of Tuberose There is a specific, agonizing type of terror that does not announce itself with a scream or a sudden, violent blow. It creeps in …
My funeral had been going on for hours when I woke up inside my own coffin—and saw my husband fastening my $15,000 gold necklace around my sister’s neck. “She won’t need it anymore,” he whispered. Then I heard them discuss the $500,000 life insurance payout and admit my sister had drugged my final drink. I couldn’t move or scream. Then my 7-year-old nephew looked through the coffin and whispered, “Mom… Aunt Madelyn is looking at me.” His next words made everyone in the room go silent. Read More