I slept for less than two hours.<\/p>\n
At six-thirty, I got dressed before Cal came upstairs.<\/p>\n
Dark jeans.<\/p>\n
Sweater.<\/p>\n
Hair tied back.<\/p>\n
Nothing about the morning resembled Christmas anymore.<\/p>\n
I carried the checkbook, copied statements, and my laptop into the small suitcase I used for business travel.<\/p>\n
Then I locked it.<\/p>\n
When I went downstairs, Cal was standing in the kitchen making coffee.<\/p>\n
He looked terrible.<\/p>\n
Unshaven.<\/p>\n
Red-eyed.<\/p>\n
Still wearing yesterday\u2019s clothes.<\/p>\n
\u201cMorning,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
I did not answer.<\/p>\n
He turned.<\/p>\n
\u201cCan we talk now?\u201d<\/p>\n
I took a mug from the cabinet.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn a minute.\u201d<\/p>\n
His eyes followed me.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re leaving?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m going to the bank.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI said I\u2019d come.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI said no.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cJosie.\u201d<\/p>\n
I poured coffee.<\/p>\n
No sugar.<\/p>\n
No milk.<\/p>\n
My hand was steady.<\/p>\n
\u201cI need records.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe can get them together.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI prefer not to.\u201d<\/p>\n
His jaw tightened.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause I want to hear answers without you answering for anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s insulting.\u201d<\/p>\n
I looked at him.<\/p>\n
The phrase had become almost funny.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou took money from my personal savings.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI admitted that.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou admitted twenty-five hundred.\u201d<\/p>\n
He froze.<\/p>\n
I watched the change in his face.<\/p>\n
Tiny.<\/p>\n
But unmistakable.<\/p>\n
I had him.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow much did you find?\u201d<\/p>\n
I lifted the mug.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s an interesting question.\u201d<\/p>\n
He rubbed a hand over his mouth.<\/p>\n
\u201cI meant\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI know what you meant.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cJosie, I can explain every transfer.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cGood.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I have the records.\u201d<\/p>\n
His eyes narrowed.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019ve been up all night.\u201d<\/p>\n
I said nothing.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat did you find?\u201d<\/p>\n
There was fear in his voice now.<\/p>\n
Not guilt.<\/p>\n
Fear.<\/p>\n
That distinction mattered.<\/p>\n
\u201cI found enough.\u201d<\/p>\n
His shoulders stiffened.<\/p>\n
\u201cDid Stephanie contact you?\u201d<\/p>\n
I took one sip of coffee.<\/p>\n
The question was too direct to ignore.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n
He stared at me.<\/p>\n
\u201cDid she?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou told her not to?\u201d<\/p>\n
His expression changed.<\/p>\n
That was answer enough.<\/p>\n
\u201cI called her because she was involved.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThen why tell her not to contact me?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou asked whether she had.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s not the same thing.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCal.\u201d<\/p>\n
He looked away.<\/p>\n
I set the mug down.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m going to the bank.\u201d<\/p>\n
He stepped in front of the kitchen doorway.<\/p>\n
Not threateningly.<\/p>\n
But physically.<\/p>\n
My body reacted anyway.<\/p>\n
I stopped.<\/p>\n
\u201cMove.\u201d<\/p>\n
He stared at me.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just want five minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMove.\u201d<\/p>\n
His shoulders dropped.<\/p>\n
He stepped aside.<\/p>\n
I walked past him.<\/p>\n
Outside, the cold hit my face hard enough to clear the last fog of exhaustion.<\/p>\n
I drove first to my bank.<\/p>\n
My personal savings account was held there separately from our joint accounts.<\/p>\n
The branch would not open until nine.<\/p>\n
I waited in the parking lot, reviewing downloaded statements on my laptop.<\/p>\n
The total withdrawn from my personal savings over four years was $17,860.<\/p>\n
Not eleven thousand.<\/p>\n
Not twenty-five hundred.<\/p>\n
Seventeen thousand eight hundred sixty dollars.<\/p>\n
Several withdrawals transferred directly into the secret account.<\/p>\n
Others moved through our joint checking first.<\/p>\n
I photographed every transaction.<\/p>\n
At nine, I entered the bank.<\/p>\n
I asked for complete statements, access logs if available, transfer authorization records, and copies of any checks or electronic transfer requests.<\/p>\n
The banker helping me was named Alicia.<\/p>\n
She listened without interrupting.<\/p>\n
When I explained that another authorized user may have exceeded the permission I intended, her expression became careful.<\/p>\n
\u201cWas he an owner on the account?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAuthorized signer?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEmergency authorized user.\u201d<\/p>\n
She checked the file.<\/p>\n
\u201cMs. Kincaid, according to our records, he was added as a full authorized signer four years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n
I stared at her.<\/p>\n
\u201cFull?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI never requested that.\u201d<\/p>\n
She turned the monitor slightly away from me.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere should be paperwork.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShow me.\u201d<\/p>\n
She located a scanned document.<\/p>\n
My name appeared on it.<\/p>\n
So did my signature.<\/p>\n
Except the signature was wrong.<\/p>\n
Close.<\/p>\n
Very close.<\/p>\n
But wrong.<\/p>\n
My hands went cold.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat isn\u2019t mine.\u201d<\/p>\n
Alicia looked at me sharply.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re certain?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
She studied my driver\u2019s-license signature.<\/p>\n
Then the form.<\/p>\n
\u201cI need to bring in our branch manager.\u201d<\/p>\n
Within fifteen minutes, I was in a private office.<\/p>\n
The manager explained that they could not determine fraud on the spot.<\/p>\n
I understood.<\/p>\n
But they could secure the account.<\/p>\n
They removed Cal\u2019s access.<\/p>\n
Flagged disputed authorization.<\/p>\n
Printed records.<\/p>\n
And began an internal review.<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you want to file a police report?\u201d the manager asked.<\/p>\n
The question made everything feel suddenly real.<\/p>\n
I thought of Cal downstairs asking to talk.<\/p>\n
I thought of Stephanie.<\/p>\n
The secret account.<\/p>\n
The forged-looking signature.<\/p>\n
\u201cNot yet.\u201d<\/p>\n
He nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s your decision. But I would strongly recommend preserving every record you have.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI am.\u201d<\/p>\n
Before leaving, I asked one more question.<\/p>\n
\u201cWho processed the authorization change?\u201d<\/p>\n
The manager checked.<\/p>\n
His expression altered slightly.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was completed at another branch.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhich one?\u201d<\/p>\n
He gave me the location.<\/p>\n
The branch where Dennis Holt had worked.<\/p>\n
I felt a chill unrelated to the cold outside.<\/p>\n
\u201cWho approved it?\u201d<\/p>\n
The manager looked again.<\/p>\n
\u201cDennis Holt.\u201d<\/p>\n
I sat completely still.<\/p>\n
Even four years ago, the same name.<\/p>\n
\u201cCan I have a copy?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
I left the bank with a thick envelope.<\/p>\n
Then I drove to a coffee shop across town where Cal was unlikely to look for me.<\/p>\n
I called my accountant.<\/p>\n
Technically, he handled our personal and business taxes, but Cal usually communicated with him.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeter,\u201d I said when he answered. \u201cI need copies of everything related to the consulting company for the last three years.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSure. Something specific?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAll returns. General ledgers. Contractor documents. Expense schedules. Anything Cal submitted.\u201d<\/p>\n
There was a pause.<\/p>\n
\u201cIs everything okay?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know yet.\u201d<\/p>\n
I heard keyboard clicks.<\/p>\n
\u201cI can send those.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you have 1099s for Northline Services?\u201d<\/p>\n
Another pause.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHow much total?\u201d<\/p>\n
He read figures by year.<\/p>\n
Combined, Northline had received $43,600.<\/p>\n
My stomach tightened.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor what services?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know. Cal categorized them as subcontracted project support.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you receive invoices?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019d have to check.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cPlease do.\u201d<\/p>\n
He was silent for several seconds.<\/p>\n
\u201cJosie, if there\u2019s a dispute between you and Cal, I should probably be careful about discussing\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI own half the company.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI know.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThen I\u2019m asking as an owner.\u201d<\/p>\n
He exhaled.<\/p>\n
\u201cUnderstood.\u201d<\/p>\n
I asked another question.<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you ever speak directly with Marcus about Northline?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnyone?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid Northline provide a W-9?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSend me that too.\u201d<\/p>\n
The files arrived while we were still on the phone.<\/p>\n
I opened the W-9.<\/p>\n
Northline Services LLC.<\/p>\n
Address: a post-office box.<\/p>\n
Taxpayer name: Marcus Kincaid.<\/p>\n
No surprise.<\/p>\n
Then I saw the formation state.<\/p>\n
I searched public business records.<\/p>\n
Northline had been formed three weeks before our consulting company started making payments to it.<\/p>\n
I dug deeper.<\/p>\n
Registered agent: Dennis Holt.<\/p>\n
My pulse quickened.<\/p>\n
The banker again.<\/p>\n
Every road seemed to lead back to the same people.<\/p>\n
Cal.<\/p>\n
Marcus.<\/p>\n
Dennis.<\/p>\n
Possibly Cal\u2019s father.<\/p>\n
I asked Peter:<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you ever see a contract between us and Northline?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDeliverables?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNot that I recall.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEmails?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat did Cal tell you?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat Marcus provided project support.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat kind?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe didn\u2019t specify.\u201d<\/p>\n
I closed my eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd you deducted the payments?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes. Based on the bookkeeping provided.\u201d<\/p>\n
I thanked him and ended the call.<\/p>\n
Then I compared dates.<\/p>\n
Business payment to Northline.<\/p>\n
Northline transfer to hidden account.<\/p>\n
Hidden-account withdrawal.<\/p>\n
Personal expenses.<\/p>\n
The amounts did not always match exactly, but enough of them lined up to suggest layering.<\/p>\n
Move money.<\/p>\n
Change the label.<\/p>\n
Move it again.<\/p>\n
I needed to know where Northline\u2019s money went.<\/p>\n
Public records would not show that.<\/p>\n
But Stephanie\u2019s saved statements might.<\/p>\n
I messaged her.<\/p>\n
Can you search your old statements for Northline and send me every transaction?<\/p>\n
She replied ten minutes later.<\/p>\n
I already did after last night.<\/p>\n
A spreadsheet followed.<\/p>\n
Twenty-seven transfers.<\/p>\n
Incoming and outgoing.<\/p>\n
Some payments from Northline entered the secret account.<\/p>\n
Others left it.<\/p>\n
Several went back to Marcus personally.<\/p>\n
One went to a property company.<\/p>\n
I searched the property company.<\/p>\n
Kincaid Property Holdings LLC.<\/p>\n
The address belonged to Cal\u2019s parents.<\/p>\n
My stomach dropped.<\/p>\n
I searched state registration records.<\/p>\n
Owners were not listed publicly.<\/p>\n
But the registered agent was again Dennis Holt.<\/p>\n
I took screenshots of everything.<\/p>\n
Then I searched county property records.<\/p>\n
Kincaid Property Holdings owned two rental homes.<\/p>\n
One small commercial unit.<\/p>\n
And a lake cabin.<\/p>\n
I recognized the cabin.<\/p>\n
Cal\u2019s parents had told us they rented it every summer.<\/p>\n
Apparently, their company owned it.<\/p>\n
More importantly, the purchase date was six years earlier.<\/p>\n
Three months after one of the largest withdrawals from our joint savings.<\/p>\n
My hands went cold.<\/p>\n
I compared the down-payment period with our account history.<\/p>\n
Nine thousand dollars had disappeared from our joint savings.<\/p>\n
The same month, Kincaid Property Holdings purchased the cabin.<\/p>\n
Coincidence was becoming harder to believe.<\/p>\n
I called the county recorder.<\/p>\n
After navigating menus, I confirmed the deed and mortgage information were public.<\/p>\n
The down payment was not listed.<\/p>\n
But the lender was.<\/p>\n
Dennis Holt\u2019s former bank.<\/p>\n
I leaned back in the coffee-shop chair.<\/p>\n
The family had not simply hidden Emma.<\/p>\n
They appeared to have financial ties I had never been told about.<\/p>\n
I opened my notes and wrote a new heading.<\/p>\n
Possible family asset diversion.<\/p>\n
The phrase looked clinical.<\/p>\n
That helped.<\/p>\n
I messaged Stephanie.<\/p>\n
Did Cal ever mention a lake cabin?<\/p>\n
Yes.<\/p>\n
What did he say?<\/p>\n
That his parents owned it with Marcus.<\/p>\n
Did he ever say he invested in it?<\/p>\n
No.<\/p>\n
Did money from your shared account go toward it?<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t know.<\/p>\n
I searched her spreadsheet.<\/p>\n
A transfer for $6,000 had gone from the secret account to Kincaid Property Holdings two weeks before the purchase.<\/p>\n
I stared at the line.<\/p>\n
Six thousand.<\/p>\n
Combined with money withdrawn from our savings around the same period, the timing was impossible to ignore.<\/p>\n
My phone rang.<\/p>\n
Cal.<\/p>\n
I let it go to voicemail.<\/p>\n
He called again.<\/p>\n
Then texted.<\/p>\n
Please come home. I\u2019m not going anywhere. I want to tell you everything.<\/p>\n
I almost laughed at that last word.<\/p>\n
Instead, I typed:<\/p>\n
I\u2019m reviewing records.<\/p>\n
His reply came immediately.<\/p>\n
Which records?<\/p>\n
I did not answer.<\/p>\n
Another message:<\/p>\n
Josie, please don\u2019t involve outsiders before we talk.<\/p>\n
There it was.<\/p>\n
Not concern for me.<\/p>\n
Concern about who I might contact.<\/p>\n
I turned off notifications.<\/p>\n
Then Peter emailed.<\/p>\n
Subject: Northline invoices.<\/p>\n
There were only three.<\/p>\n
All created from the same template.<\/p>\n
All vague.<\/p>\n
\u201cOperational support.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cProject management.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cField coordination.\u201d<\/p>\n
No project names.<\/p>\n
No hours.<\/p>\n
No details.<\/p>\n
Yet payments exceeded forty thousand dollars.<\/p>\n
I called Peter back.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese invoices don\u2019t support the amounts.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI agree.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy were they accepted?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCal provided them after I asked.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen?\u201d<\/p>\n
He checked.<\/p>\n
\u201cMostly at year-end.\u201d<\/p>\n
Of course.<\/p>\n
Enough paper to justify the deduction.<\/p>\n
Not enough detail to verify the service.<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you ever ask whether Marcus actually performed the work?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
I thanked him again.<\/p>\n
Then I made another call.<\/p>\n
An attorney.<\/p>\n
Not a divorce attorney specifically.<\/p>\n
A business and financial-litigation attorney recommended by a colleague months earlier for an unrelated matter.<\/p>\n
Her name was Lena Park.<\/p>\n
I explained enough to secure a same-day consultation.<\/p>\n
She told me to bring every document.<\/p>\n
At one-thirty, I sat across from her in a small conference room.<\/p>\n
I showed her the forged-looking bank authorization.<\/p>\n
The secret account statements.<\/p>\n
Business transfers.<\/p>\n
Northline payments.<\/p>\n
Property records.<\/p>\n
She asked precise questions.<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you know whether your husband has authority to move business funds alone?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAny operating agreement?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBasic one.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDoes his brother perform services?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNot that I know of.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAny joint tax liability?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
She nodded slowly.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou have several different issues here. Marital. Banking. Possibly business. Possibly tax.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI know.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDo not accuse anyone of a crime unless you have evidence.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI won\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDo not alter records.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI haven\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDo not empty joint accounts impulsively.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI won\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSecure what is individually yours.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAlready done.\u201d<\/p>\n
She looked at the forged authorization.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis one concerns me.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMe too.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou need a forensic accountant.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI suspected that.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI can refer one.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cPlease.\u201d<\/p>\n
She tapped the Northline records.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd if these expenses are not legitimate, your tax returns may need amendment.\u201d<\/p>\n
I felt the weight of that.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow bad?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cToo early to know.\u201d<\/p>\n
I nodded.<\/p>\n
She studied me.<\/p>\n
\u201cDoes your husband know you\u2019ve contacted counsel?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cKeep it that way for now.\u201d<\/p>\n
When I left, I had a list of next steps.<\/p>\n
By four, I had also retained the forensic accountant.<\/p>\n
His first request was simple.<\/p>\n
\u201cGet me the business bank statements.\u201d<\/p>\n
I had online access.<\/p>\n
I logged in from my car.<\/p>\n
Then stopped.<\/p>\n
The balance was almost zero.<\/p>\n
$1,204.11.<\/p>\n
It should have contained more than sixty thousand dollars.<\/p>\n
My hands tightened around the steering wheel.<\/p>\n
I checked transactions.<\/p>\n
Three large transfers had occurred that morning.<\/p>\n
After I left home.<\/p>\n
Twenty thousand.<\/p>\n
Twenty thousand.<\/p>\n
Eighteen thousand five hundred.<\/p>\n
Destination:<\/p>\n
Northline Services.<\/p>\n
Cal had moved nearly all the business cash while I was at the bank.<\/p>\n
I called Lena immediately.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s transferring money now.\u201d<\/p>\n
Her voice sharpened.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow much?\u201d<\/p>\n
I told her.<\/p>\n
\u201cDocument everything. Screenshots. Download statements. Do not contact him yet.\u201d<\/p>\n
I obeyed.<\/p>\n
Transaction confirmations.<\/p>\n
Timestamps.<\/p>\n
Account balances.<\/p>\n
Then one transfer status changed.<\/p>\n
Pending.<\/p>\n
The bank had not completed it yet.<\/p>\n
Lena said, \u201cCall the bank\u2019s fraud department now.\u201d<\/p>\n
I did.<\/p>\n
I identified myself as a co-owner.<\/p>\n
I disputed the pending transfers.<\/p>\n
The bank froze outgoing movement temporarily.<\/p>\n
Within minutes, my phone lit up.<\/p>\n
Cal.<\/p>\n
Again.<\/p>\n
Again.<\/p>\n
Again.<\/p>\n
Then Marcus.<\/p>\n
Then Diane.<\/p>\n
Nobody had called me all day.<\/p>\n
Now all three did within six minutes.<\/p>\n
I watched the names appear on my screen.<\/p>\n
The timing told me everything I needed to know.<\/p>\n
Whatever Northline was, Cal was not acting alone.<\/p>\n
I slept for less than two hours. At six-thirty, I got dressed before Cal came upstairs. Dark jeans. Sweater. Hair tied back. Nothing about the morning resembled Christmas anymore. I … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6442,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6449","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chapter-story"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thechapterstory.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6449","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thechapterstory.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thechapterstory.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thechapterstory.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thechapterstory.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6449"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thechapterstory.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6449\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6469,"href":"https:\/\/thechapterstory.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6449\/revisions\/6469"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thechapterstory.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6442"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thechapterstory.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6449"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thechapterstory.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6449"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thechapterstory.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}