The Ace Mediator

In my first life, I died a martyr for a family that traded my soul for insurance money and a few minutes of fame. This time, I’ve returned as their most devoted daughter—and their worst nightmare. To the cameras of Prairie Live, I am Lily Jenkins: the submissive worker, the silent victim, the girl who forgives every bruise and every betrayal. My "father" Robert wants a televised reconciliation; my "mother" Ruth wants her performative tears to trend; and my cousins want to feast on the scraps of my labor. They think they’re dragging me back into the fold for the world to see, but they’ve forgotten one thing: when you push a girl into the dirt for long enough, she eventually learns how to dig a grave. The cameras are rolling, the microphones are live, and the world is watching. I’m finally going to give them the family reunion they deserve.