When I was eight months pregnant, my sister-in-law attempted to take the $150,000 my husband had set aside for our unborn twins… and when I refused, she struck me directly in the stomach.

PART 1

“Sign this or your children will be born owing me their lives,” Marcela said, throwing the papers onto the kitchen counter.

Valeria Santillán was eight months pregnant. Her ankles were swollen, her back strained from carrying the twins, and a cup of chamomile tea sat cooling by the sink. Outside, in the Del Valle neighborhood, afternoon light continue reading …