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."

the call, then opened her

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

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He didn't stop.

Didn't apologize.

Didn't back down.

the door never

answered him wasn't her voice-but the rising

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

She didn't hesitate.

she cried out, voice cracking with panic, "That's him! He broke in-he tried to assault me! When I

like a match

officers moved fast-no questions, no

in on Richard with

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Lucky Draw

we

slammed face-first onto the hardwood,

so-called playboy, the pampered heir, didn't stand a chance against seasoned

breath shallow,

What the hell?!

who lied. She's the one

why does it look like I'm the

slap wiped out every last

Richard.

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

bruises on her face and her unwavering

itself. Richard was placed under administrative detention for

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course, knew none

three of

a

they set off for a

kite-friendly spots in New

area by the river near Ashbourne

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

the car drove farther and farther away from the city center, that

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

something was off, Alistair

we

to visit Great-grandma today? Won't she

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I already called her. We'll visit

"Oh, okay."

watching the

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

into view reading "Welcome

them all the way to his

drove all night... That was... not

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