Chapter 63 A Move Made Without Asking

In that moment, rage and shame crashed over her like a tidal

wave.

All the voices that once warned her echoed back, clearer than

ever.

Back when she had her whole life ahead of her, she gave it all up

-for him.

Carried his baby, thinking it would bind them.

Dreamed of a future. A family.

God, how could she have been so stupid?

She was so angry she almost felt calm.

Rebecca knew better than to meet brute force with brute force.

That never ended well. And she'd already lost more than she

could afford.

Without a word, she pushed herself off the floor, retrieved her

cracked phone, and walked into the bedroom.

The door clicked shut behind her, the lock sliding into place with a

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quiet finality. Only then did the tears begin to fall.

Outside, Richard mistook her silence for shame. He stormed up to the door and pounded on it, his voice shaking with rage.

"Rebecca! Open the damn door! Just tell me the truth-what's going on between you and Alistair? Have you been lying to me

this whole time?

"I gave up everything to come back to you. And this is what I get? Don't you even feel a shred of guilt?!"

His fists battered the wood like thunder.

Inside, Rebecca's hands trembled as she tapped the emergency

call button on the fractured screen.

"911, what's your emergency?"

"Yes," she said, voice tight with fear.

"Someone broke in and tried to hurt me. I'm locked in the bedroom, but he's right outside. Please-he's going to kill me."

ended the call, then opened her camera and hit

Richard's assault, his threats crystal clear

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He didn't stop.

Didn't apologize.

Didn't back down.

the door

sound that answered him wasn't her voice-but

Rebecca flung open the bedroom door

She didn't hesitate.

out, voice cracking with panic, "That's him! He broke in-he tried to

like a match to

officers moved fast-no

them surged forward, closing in on

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we can see

word out, Richard was slammed face-first onto the hardwood, his wrists

didn't fight back. The so-called playboy, the pampered heir, didn't stand a

breath shallow,

What the hell?!

who lied. She's

look like I'm

wiped out every

Richard.

Richard had tried to harm her, refusing to

on her

was placed under administrative detention for

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knew none of

morning, the three of them

table, a

a family outing to fly

of kite-friendly spots in New York, but

area by the river near Ashbourne Manor was a particularly popular

them there-maybe even stop by

away from the city center, that

Eloise, watching the view blur past the windows, started to frown.

Eloise could sense something was off, Alistair certainly

we

that means we won't get to visit

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sweetie. I already called

"Oh, okay."

silently, watching the

somewhere around the halfway point. When he looked up again, the skyline was gone-replaced by stretches of low buildings, cracked sidewalks,

weathered sign came into view reading "Welcome to Chicago," the realization

them all the way to

That was... not exactly a

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