The Kidnapped Niece's Silent Return

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My name is Clara, and I was the stepdaughter in the Sterling family.

After my stepfather and birth mother died, I was taken in by my step-uncle, Daniel.

He raised me for six years, and for six years, I loved him.

I guarded my secret carefully, convinced it was well hidden.

But then I was kidnapped, and Daniel, instead of just paying the ransom, doubled it.

His female assistant had discovered my diary, which laid bare my secret feelings, and suggested the extra money would get the kidnappe