Frozen Empire

Kaelia

The call from the bank jolted me awake at nine on a random Tuesday morning. I was sitting on the edge of the bed, nursing Bianca, doing my best to pretend everything wasn’t spiraling out of control.

“Mrs. Di Falco, I’m calling to inform you that your accounts have been frozen pending investigation into suspicious activity.”

My heart stopped. I barely kept the phone in my hand. “Suspicious a