The Stolen Secrets, The Forced Confession

On the day of the court's verdict, my fiancée, Cynthia Reed, begged me to stop fighting for my innocence. She wanted me to sign the plea deal.

"I know you're innocent, Bennett, but Xander is too weak. I can't let him go to prison," she said.

She gripped my hand, tears streaming down her face. "I'm doing this for your own good."

Without a second thought, I signed the confession.

In my past life, I had refused to take the fall for Xander Vance. That refusal sent me to prison, where Cynthia's t