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A fateful decision from the past haunts a wealthy Californian, and desperate to make things right, she risks everything. Hillary Jean leads an enviable life with a loving husband, a beautiful home, caring friends and meaningful work planning fundraisers, yet she has always felt incomplete. After a DNA website emails her a match, Hillary sets out to find the daughter she gave up twenty-five years ago. But her hunger to reconnect threatens to destroy the very thing she hopes to gain. A tense short story from Julie Clark, part of the Obsession collection.