“My Sister Won the Lottery and Took My Husband — I Laughed When They Came Back With Nothing”

I’d grown up learning that laughter could sand down tension, that if you played things off, maybe they wouldn’t become real.

“Sure,” I said, lifting my coffee. “Good luck with that.”

Sloane’s smile widened, and for a second I saw how much she enjoyed not just money, but power—the power to unsettle, to test boundaries, to prove she could take what she continue reading …