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

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He didn't stop.

Didn't apologize.

Didn't back down.

the door never

the sound that 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,

She didn't hesitate.

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

word hit like a

officers moved fast-no

them surged forward, closing in on Richard with swift,

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where we can see

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

so-called playboy, the pampered heir, didn't stand

there, frozen-eyes wide, breath

What the hell?!

the one who lied. She's the

look like

every last illusion Rebecca

Richard.

was done with him-completely. At the police station, she firmly insisted that Richard had tried to harm her, refusing to let the officers write it

her face

spoke for itself. Richard was placed under administrative detention

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knew none

Saturday morning, the three of them sat together

a picture

set off for a

kite-friendly spots in

near Ashbourne Manor

take them there-maybe even stop by

farther away

the windows, started

could sense something was off,

we

that means we won't get to visit Great-grandma today? Won't

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sweetie. I already called her.

"Oh, okay."

watching the scenery

again, the skyline was gone-replaced by stretches of low

a weathered sign came into view reading "Welcome

all the way to

was...

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