Chapter 209 I watch her move around the kitchen, quick and familiar, like she’s done this a thousand times. And for the first time since I stepped back into this house i feel something settle. Not everything…especially not the mess in my head about Zane. But this? This moment? It

Chapter 208 Anything happens, you call,” he says quietly. “I will,” I repeat. Caleb pulls me into a hug after that. “Don’t try to handle everything alone,” he adds. I nod against him. Then Lucas he steps forward and pulls me into a hug that’s a little tighter than the

Chapter 207 “The woman who kidnapped me,” I say finally. “My rapist’s sister p> Something in him goes completely stil like a switch flipped. “And you believed her?” he asks quietly. “She had details,” I shoot back. “Things that actually made sense p> “Or things that were meant to sound

Chapter 206 Evening settles in quietly and We’re all in the living room. Lucas is on his laptop, something work-related, his focus sharp but not fully there. Noah’s stretched out on one of the couches, scrolling through his phone. Ivy’s beside him, half watching something on TV, half talking to

Chapter 205 “Before this gets out,” he continues, like I didn’t even speak. “Before the media catches wind of it. Before the board starts asking questions p> There it is there’s no concern.Not are you okay?Not what happened? Just Worried about his reputation and image. My jaw clenches. “I’m not

Chapter 204 It’s been a few days a few quiet, slow-moving days since everything happened… since they pulled me out of that place. I wish I could say things just snapped back into place after that but They didn’t. It’s been… strange being back here, safe and Sleeping in a

Chapter 203 I wake up slowly. This one drags me out of sleep in pieces, first the warmth then the quiet then the faint clink of cutlery. I blink as the ceiling slowly comes into focus. Soft light is spilling in through the curtains, not too bright, just enough to

Chapter 202 Ignoring the way my body protests, ignoring the slight dizziness that comes with it. “You’ve been making this for me for years,” I say, my voice lower now. “Every morning. Every time I asked p> She starts shaking her head. “I didn’t p> “Drink it p> She lets

Chapter 201 When I get up this time, Noah doesn’t reach for me. He just lets out a quiet sigh behind me and I pause for half a second, waiting for him to argue again, to tell me to sit back down, to rest, to listen byt he doesn’t. I

Chapter 200 Lucas doesn’t waste time. The second he gets a proper hold on Zane, he shifts his weight and drags one of Zane’s arms over his shoulder, keeping him upright. Zane lets him barely but I can see the strain in his face, the tight way his jaw is

Chapter 199 “Do you remember him begging you like this p> Tears slip down her face now p> “I…I p> “Did you listen?” I cut in. My head tilts slightly. “No no you didn’t” My voice hardens. “You didn’t give a fuck p> “You killed him,” I continue. “And you

Chapter 198 I was halfway to the chair when he moved. “Elaine p> I stopped because my body did it before my brain could argue. I didn’t turn back right away. I needed a second to steady myself, to make sure my voice wouldn’t crack when I spoke again. “What,”

Chapter 197 I was halfway to the chair when he moved. “Elaine p> I stopped because my body did it before my brain could argue. I didn’t turn back right away. I needed a second to steady myself, to make sure my voice wouldn’t crack when I spoke again. “What,”

Chapter 196 I was halfway to the chair when he moved. “Elaine p> I stopped because my body did it before my brain could argue. I didn’t turn back right away. I needed a second to steady myself, to make sure my voice wouldn’t crack when I spoke again. “What,”

Chapter 195 I was halfway to the chair when he moved. “Elaine p> I stopped because my body did it before my brain could argue. I didn’t turn back right away. I needed a second to steady myself, to make sure my voice wouldn’t crack when I spoke again. “What,”

Chapter 194 Zane’s POV. Two days…That’s how long she’s been gone, two fucking days and I feel like I’m losing my mind. J don’t sleep and i barely eat. I didn’t realize how much I got used to her…to seeing her around and hearing her voice. Even when she was

Chapter 193 For a second… I forget how to breathe. The words sit in the air between us suffocating. My rapist’s twin sister my stomach twists so hard it almost makes me gag as a part of me wants to look away, to shut down nd fold into myself like

Chapter 192 Licas doesn’t stop, not after the first punch or after the second. He just keeps going, each hit landing harder than the last, his fist slamming into Aaron’s face, his ribs, anywhere he can reach. The sound of it fills the cellar as Aaron doesn’t even get the

Chapter 191 When the frint gates open I’m halfway down the stairs before Thomas appears at the bottom. “They’re here.” No explanation needed. I nod once and keep moving. By the time I reach the main hall, I can hear them before I see them footsteps and voices. Lucas is

Chapter 190 This is different and much worse because it’s not me. It’s her. And I don’t know where she is, I don’t know if she’s hurt, If she’s scared, If she’s I drag a hand down my face, trying to steady myself. “What the fuck is she going through