I called Camille before Sarah could say anything else.<\/p>\n
No answer.<\/p>\n
I called again.<\/p>\n
Voicemail.<\/p>\n
A third time.<\/p>\n
Still nothing.<\/p>\n
Sarah stood beside me at the kitchen counter, staring at the PDF on my phone.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou think she lied?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI think I don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShe said the affair started months later.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI know.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShe said she met you at the Christmas party after it had already begun.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI know.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd this letter is dated before all of that.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI know.\u201d<\/p>\n
My own voice had sharpened enough that Sarah stopped asking.<\/p>\n
I hated the implication sitting between us.<\/p>\n
Camille had appeared remorseful.<\/p>\n
She had shown me messages.<\/p>\n
Admitted her part.<\/p>\n
Warned me about Marcus\u2019s work investigation.<\/p>\n
She had given me information that hurt her too.<\/p>\n
That did not automatically make her honest about everything.<\/p>\n
People rarely lied in perfectly clean lines.<\/p>\n
Usually they mixed truth with omission.<\/p>\n
That was what made deception durable.<\/p>\n
I enlarged the witness signature.<\/p>\n
Camille Bennett.<\/p>\n
The handwriting was unfamiliar.<\/p>\n
Below it sat an address.<\/p>\n
Not her current address.<\/p>\n
I searched it.<\/p>\n
An apartment complex in South Austin.<\/p>\n
Sarah looked over my shoulder.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou think she lived there?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n
I called Dana.<\/p>\n
This time she answered personally.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was about to call you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI received the consent letter.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI saw it in the documents you uploaded.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCamille Bennett is listed as witness.\u201d<\/p>\n
Pause.<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you know her?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
I explained quickly.<\/p>\n
Dana listened without interruption.<\/p>\n
When I finished, she said, \u201cDo not accuse her yet.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI already called.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid she answer?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cGood.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not sure I agree with your definition of good.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cGood in the sense that we still have room to verify before anyone starts coordinating stories.\u201d<\/p>\n
That phrase chilled me.<\/p>\n
\u201cCoordinating?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not saying anyone is.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBut they could.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
I sat at the table.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat do we verify first?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe document itself.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHow?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need metadata if this originated electronically. We need to know how Adrian received it. We need the original file if one exists. We need to know whether Camille actually signed anything.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd the refinance?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve requested records from the lender.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can do that?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWith your authorization and documentation, yes. It may take time.\u201d<\/p>\n
I rubbed my forehead.<\/p>\n
\u201cCan Marcus move the investment?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIf he has authority within the LLC, he can potentially take actions. Whether those actions are lawful or challengeable is a separate question.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAdrian said Marcus wants to buy him out.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhich is why Adrian should have counsel before signing anything.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI told him that.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cGood.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dana paused.<\/p>\n
\u201cHave you reviewed your credit reports?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDo that.\u201d<\/p>\n
My stomach tightened.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIf a spouse used your identity or signature improperly in one transaction, we verify whether anything else exists.\u201d<\/p>\n
I closed my eyes.<\/p>\n
There was always another door.<\/p>\n
Every time I thought I had found the center of the problem, the walls moved.<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd Elena?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDo not let the volume of information pressure you into making immediate emotional conclusions.\u201d<\/p>\n
I almost laughed.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat advice would have been useful forty-eight hours ago.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is still useful.\u201d<\/p>\n
After the call, I checked all three credit bureaus.<\/p>\n
Most accounts were familiar.<\/p>\n
Mortgage.<\/p>\n
My car.<\/p>\n
Two credit cards.<\/p>\n
Then one line stopped me.<\/p>\n
A personal line of credit.<\/p>\n
Opened fourteen months earlier.<\/p>\n
Thirty-five thousand dollars.<\/p>\n
Current balance: nineteen thousand.<\/p>\n
My name appeared as joint borrower.<\/p>\n
I stared.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sarah came closer.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n
I turned the screen.<\/p>\n
Her face hardened.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know this account?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCould it be attached to something else?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI would remember borrowing thirty-five thousand dollars.\u201d<\/p>\n
I clicked through details.<\/p>\n
Lender name.<\/p>\n
Opening date.<\/p>\n
Address.<\/p>\n
The account had been opened online.<\/p>\n
I searched our shared email.<\/p>\n
Nothing.<\/p>\n
My personal inbox.<\/p>\n
Nothing.<\/p>\n
Then Sarah said, \u201cCheck archived mail.\u201d<\/p>\n
I did.<\/p>\n
There.<\/p>\n
A lender notice from fourteen months ago.<\/p>\n
Archived.<\/p>\n
Not deleted.<\/p>\n
The email said my application had been approved.<\/p>\n
I had never seen it.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow would he archive your email?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe knew my password.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cStill?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cUntil yesterday.\u201d<\/p>\n
I changed it after meeting Dana.<\/p>\n
The realization made my skin crawl.<\/p>\n
Marcus had not merely controlled information by hiding his own accounts.<\/p>\n
He had potentially moved through mine.<\/p>\n
I searched the lender\u2019s name in my email.<\/p>\n
Several notices.<\/p>\n
All archived.<\/p>\n
Draw request.<\/p>\n
Payment confirmation.<\/p>\n
Annual statement.<\/p>\n
I opened the earliest.<\/p>\n
Application reference number.<\/p>\n
I called the lender.<\/p>\n
After identity verification, the representative confirmed the account existed jointly under Marcus and me.<\/p>\n
\u201cCan you send me the original application?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe can provide copies of executed documents.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHow was it signed?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cElectronically.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat authentication was used?\u201d<\/p>\n
There was a pause while she checked.<\/p>\n
\u201cEmail confirmation and text verification.\u201d<\/p>\n
My chest tightened.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhich email?\u201d<\/p>\n
She read mine.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhich phone number?\u201d<\/p>\n
She gave me a number ending in 4419.<\/p>\n
Not mine.<\/p>\n
Marcus\u2019s.<\/p>\n
I felt suddenly cold.<\/p>\n
\u201cWas that allowed?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019d need to refer you to our fraud and compliance team if you\u2019re disputing authorization.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI am.\u201d<\/p>\n
The representative\u2019s tone changed immediately.<\/p>\n
Formal.<\/p>\n
Careful.<\/p>\n
She transferred me.<\/p>\n
Twenty minutes later, I had opened an internal fraud review and requested all application records.<\/p>\n
When the call ended, I sat without speaking.<\/p>\n
Sarah whispered, \u201cHe used your email and his phone.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCould you have approved it another way?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re sure?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
This time I was.<\/p>\n
Fourteen months earlier I had been helping my father recover from surgery. I spent nearly every weekend at my parents\u2019 house.<\/p>\n
Marcus managed most mail and bills then.<\/p>\n
He had access to everything.<\/p>\n
The line of credit had been opened during the exact period I was most distracted.<\/p>\n
I felt physically sick.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat did he use the money for?\u201d<\/p>\n
Sarah asked.<\/p>\n
I searched transaction records.<\/p>\n
The lender portal showed transfers out.<\/p>\n
Ten thousand.<\/p>\n
Eight thousand.<\/p>\n
Five thousand.<\/p>\n
Several smaller amounts.<\/p>\n
Destination accounts partially masked.<\/p>\n
One matched the investment account ending 8842.<\/p>\n
My hands began shaking.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe fed it into the investment.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAt least some.\u201d<\/p>\n
Another transfer went somewhere unfamiliar.<\/p>\n
I wrote down the last four digits.<\/p>\n
Sarah searched documents.<\/p>\n
Nothing.<\/p>\n
My phone rang.<\/p>\n
Camille.<\/p>\n
I answered immediately.<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you sign a letter for Marcus two years ago?\u201d<\/p>\n
Silence.<\/p>\n
Then: \u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cA consent letter for Hale Meridian Ventures.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know what you\u2019re talking about.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYour name is on it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAs witness.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s impossible.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIs it?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Her voice had changed completely.<\/p>\n
Not defensive.<\/p>\n
Alarmed.<\/p>\n
\u201cI never witnessed any letter from you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you know Hale Meridian existed?\u201d<\/p>\n
Another pause.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
That hurt.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI knew he had some investment company.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou didn\u2019t mention that.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t think it had anything to do with us.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWith the affair?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen did he tell you?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cLater.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHow much later?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter we started seeing each other.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat exactly did he say?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat he had a private business investment with an old friend.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid he mention Adrian?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you meet Adrian?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
I looked again at the witness line.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat was your address two years ago?\u201d<\/p>\n
Camille hesitated.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause the letter lists an address.\u201d<\/p>\n
I read it.<\/p>\n
She went silent.<\/p>\n
\u201cElena, that\u2019s not my address.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou never lived there?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cKnow anyone who did?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
I glanced at Sarah.<\/p>\n
She mouthed, Good.<\/p>\n
Not because anything was good.<\/p>\n
Because the inconsistency helped.<\/p>\n
\u201cDid Marcus ever have access to a copy of your signature?\u201d<\/p>\n
Camille laughed once in disbelief.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe had access to everything.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat does that mean?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe worked together. Expense reports. Internal approvals. Documents.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWould your signature appear on company forms?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
I leaned back.<\/p>\n
So Marcus could have copied it.<\/p>\n
Maybe.<\/p>\n
But I was done turning possibility into certainty.<\/p>\n
\u201cSend me samples of your signature from around that time.\u201d<\/p>\n
Camille paused.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTo compare.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou think he forged mine too?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI think I\u2019m verifying.\u201d<\/p>\n
She exhaled.<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay.\u201d<\/p>\n
A minute later, three images arrived.<\/p>\n
Her real signature looked nothing like the one on the consent letter.<\/p>\n
Different C.<\/p>\n
Different B.<\/p>\n
Different slant.<\/p>\n
Sarah leaned toward the screen.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s not even close.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
I felt something loosening in my chest.<\/p>\n
Not relief.<\/p>\n
Direction.<\/p>\n
Camille spoke again.<\/p>\n
\u201cElena, there\u2019s something else.\u201d<\/p>\n
I closed my eyes.<\/p>\n
Of course.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMarcus asked me once if I could notarize something.\u201d<\/p>\n
I froze.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re a notary?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI used to be through work.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen did he ask?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t remember exactly. Maybe a year and a half ago.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat document?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe didn\u2019t say.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you do it?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy not?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt wasn\u2019t work-related and it felt weird.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat did he say when you refused?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat it was no big deal.\u201d<\/p>\n
I wrote everything down.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy didn\u2019t you tell me this earlier?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause I didn\u2019t remember until you started talking about signatures.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCamille.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m serious.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI need you to understand something.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI do.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo. I don\u2019t think you do.\u201d<\/p>\n
My voice hardened.<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery omitted detail makes it harder for me to know whether you\u2019re protecting yourself, Marcus, or me.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not protecting Marcus.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThen stop deciding what information matters.\u201d<\/p>\n
Silence.<\/p>\n
Then quietly:<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re right.\u201d<\/p>\n
I wasn\u2019t expecting that.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sorry.\u201d<\/p>\n
I rubbed my temple.<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you know anything about the line of credit?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat line of credit?\u201d<\/p>\n
I explained.<\/p>\n
She sounded genuinely horrified.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid Marcus ever complain about money?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAll the time.\u201d<\/p>\n
That surprised me.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe weren\u2019t struggling.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe said you were.\u201d<\/p>\n
I almost laughed.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat did he say?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat you spent too much.\u201d<\/p>\n
My anger sharpened.<\/p>\n
Marcus had criticized my spending before.<\/p>\n
Shoes.<\/p>\n
Dinner with Sarah.<\/p>\n
A weekend visiting my sister.<\/p>\n
Never dramatically.<\/p>\n
Small comments.<\/p>\n
We should watch expenses.<\/p>\n
Do you really need that?<\/p>\n
Things add up.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile he had borrowed against our house, opened a credit line under my name, bought jewelry for another woman, and funded a secret company.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe said you had debt,\u201d Camille continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe said you had credit-card balances he was always cleaning up.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI pay my cards in full.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI know that now.\u201d<\/p>\n
My hand tightened around the phone.<\/p>\n
Another version.<\/p>\n
Another Elena.<\/p>\n
Irresponsible this time.<\/p>\n
Conveniently expensive enough to explain missing money.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat did he tell Adrian about me?\u201d<\/p>\n
Camille asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know yet.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m guessing something similar.\u201d<\/p>\n
Probably.<\/p>\n
I ended the call after getting Camille to email a written statement denying the witness signature and confirming she had refused Marcus\u2019s notary request.<\/p>\n
Then I called Adrian.<\/p>\n
He answered cautiously.<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you review the letter?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere did you get it?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMarcus emailed it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom what address?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHis personal account.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBefore we closed the investment.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you ever speak to me?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid that concern you?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe said you didn\u2019t want to be involved.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cConvenient.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Something in Adrian\u2019s voice had changed.<\/p>\n
He no longer sounded defensive.<\/p>\n
He sounded worried.<\/p>\n
\u201cI spoke to an attorney,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not selling anything to Marcus.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cGood.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m also sending my lawyer the original email and attachment.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSend it to Dana too.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI need authorization.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll have her contact you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Pause.<\/p>\n
\u201cElena.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI should have verified.\u201d<\/p>\n
I said nothing.<\/p>\n
He continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cMarcus told me you hated business discussions and would sign whatever he recommended.\u201d<\/p>\n
I closed my eyes.<\/p>\n
That one hurt differently.<\/p>\n
Because sometimes I had said things like that jokingly.<\/p>\n
You handle the boring investment stuff.<\/p>\n
Tell me where to sign.<\/p>\n
Trust turns casual remarks into weapons when placed in dishonest hands.<\/p>\n
\u201cDid he ever say I was irresponsible with money?\u201d<\/p>\n
Adrian hesitated.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Of course.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat exactly?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat you had significant debt.\u201d<\/p>\n
I laughed bitterly.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat story travels.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe said the refinance was partly to consolidate it.\u201d<\/p>\n
I gripped the phone.<\/p>\n
There it was.<\/p>\n
A reason.<\/p>\n
Not merely investment capital.<\/p>\n
He had possibly justified the refinancing by assigning imaginary debt to me.<\/p>\n
\u201cDid he show you evidence?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDidn\u2019t you think it strange that seventy-five thousand dollars supposedly freed from my debt went straight into your business?\u201d<\/p>\n
Silence.<\/p>\n
Then:<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you say it like that, yes.\u201d<\/p>\n
I closed my eyes.<\/p>\n
People saw what they needed when the arrangement benefited them.<\/p>\n
Marcus lied.<\/p>\n
But others had accepted lies because questioning them would have complicated profitable or emotionally satisfying choices.<\/p>\n
That didn\u2019t make them equally responsible.<\/p>\n
It did explain why his stories survived.<\/p>\n
After the call, Sarah sat across from me.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou need to eat again.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m beginning to resent your relationship with food.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re beginning to resemble a hostage.\u201d<\/p>\n
I smiled despite myself.<\/p>\n
Then my phone chimed.<\/p>\n
Email from Dana.<\/p>\n
Subject:<\/p>\n
URGENT: LENDER RECORDS.<\/p>\n
I opened it.<\/p>\n
The refinance closing had not been conducted in person.<\/p>\n
Remote signing.<\/p>\n
Identity verification used an email address in my name.<\/p>\n
And a phone number ending 4419.<\/p>\n
Marcus\u2019s number.<\/p>\n
My heart began pounding.<\/p>\n
Then I saw the next attachment.<\/p>\n
A copy of the identification uploaded for me.<\/p>\n
My driver\u2019s license.<\/p>\n
The image was legitimate.<\/p>\n
But the selfie verification photograph required by the lender was not me.<\/p>\n
It was a woman wearing large glasses and a baseball cap, face partly turned away.<\/p>\n
The system had accepted it.<\/p>\n
Sarah leaned closer.<\/p>\n
\u201cOh my God.\u201d<\/p>\n
I zoomed in.<\/p>\n
Dark hair.<\/p>\n
Similar skin tone.<\/p>\n
A shape of face close enough to mine for poor automated verification.<\/p>\n
Not enough detail to identify with certainty.<\/p>\n
But enough to tell me one thing.<\/p>\n
Marcus had not acted alone.<\/p>\n
Someone had pretended to be me.<\/p>\n
And whoever she was had helped him take one hundred twenty thousand dollars out of our house.<\/p>\n
I called Camille before Sarah could say anything else. No answer. I called again. Voicemail. A third time. Still nothing. Sarah stood beside me at the kitchen counter, staring at … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5690,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5699","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-feel-every-story"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/feeleverystory.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5699","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/feeleverystory.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/feeleverystory.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feeleverystory.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feeleverystory.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5699"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/feeleverystory.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5699\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5734,"href":"https:\/\/feeleverystory.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5699\/revisions\/5734"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feeleverystory.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5690"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/feeleverystory.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5699"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feeleverystory.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5699"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feeleverystory.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5699"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}