Job, thank you so much for all of the suggestions. I will definitely be more vigilant. I can't believe that I have to worry about all of this, but I've worked in the criminal court for long enough to know that people will do absolutely anything to feed an addiction.

There was a reason that I rediscovered those emails out of the hundreds that I kept. The threats were real and were meant to force me into compliance. They show a very desperate person.

Xh was feeling flush for a while, but recently spewed at me in writing about his lack of money. I don't know how he can possibly feed his gambling based on what he wrote. Of course, it might all be a lie. He's done that quite a bit during these proceedings, wanting me to believe he was scraping by when he actually was under contract to buy a new home.

Xh is losing control of this situation, more than he knows. He's not ready to confront his behavior as the reason for his messed up life, so he will be extremely angry with me. I believe he will finally be held accountable for all that he's done to me and the boys.