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."

call, then opened her camera and hit

rattling under Richard's assault, his threats crystal clear through the grainy

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He didn't stop.

Didn't apologize.

Didn't back down.

door

answered him wasn't her voice-but the rising wail

moment the sirens reached her ears, Rebecca flung open the bedroom door and ran out, her body shaking, eyes red with

She didn't hesitate.

arms of the nearest officer, she cried out, voice cracking with panic, "That's him! He broke in-he tried to

hit like a match

moved fast-no questions,

in on Richard with swift,

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where we can see

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

so-called playboy, the pampered heir,

there, frozen-eyes wide, breath shallow, chest rising in

What the hell?!

the one who lied. She's the one who

why does it look

slap wiped out every last illusion

Richard.

tried to harm her, refusing to let the officers write it off as just some domestic

bruises on her face and

itself. Richard was placed

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course, knew

three of them sat together at

table, a picture of

they set off for a family outing

kite-friendly spots in New

by the river near Ashbourne Manor was a

take them there-maybe even stop by Mabel's for

as the car drove farther and farther away from the city

past the windows, started to frown. "Mommy, where are

sense something was

"Somewhere we haven't been

we won't get to visit Great-grandma today? Won't she be

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I already called her. We'll visit

"Oh, okay."

watching

the halfway point. When he looked up again, the skyline was gone-replaced by stretches of low buildings, cracked sidewalks, and streets that looked too familiar to be coincidence.

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

driven them all

night... That was...

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