Death of the Substitute Wife

Steven Lambert claimed my mother almost killed his wife and daughter, branding me as a sinner from birth. For twenty years, he and his family tormented me in the name of atonement. I was forced into a cruel marriage with the vile Caleb Carpenter in Cindy's place, only to suffer a tragic end.

Only then did the Lamberts realize I was their daughter.

Yet all this time, the very existence they believed to be a sinner enjoyed their bottomless affection and adoration.