My daughter vanished after a fishing trip with her father—one year later, what I discovered inside his tackle box made me go completely still.

and her counselor.

He stood back as Sophie handed me the wooden sign.

“Help me hang it?” she asked.

I held it steady while she turned the screwdriver.

“Mom’s Lake House.”

The letters were uneven, and the paint was chipped. It was perfect.

Sophie asked to visit the cabin.

Then Sophie picked up a fishing pole and held it out.

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