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Chapter 91
Some days ago…Fae had barely made it two steps into the hospital parking lot, her father's call still ringing in her ears, summoning her to deal with some urgent family matter, when a van pulled up sharply beside her, the side door sliding open before she'd even registered what was happening.Hands grabbed her from behind, a cloth pressed hard against her mouth and nose, something sharp and chemical flooding her senses before the world tilted sideways and went dark entirely.She came to slowly, disoriented, her wrists aching from rope bound tight behind the chair she'd apparently been secured to. The space around her was dim, concrete floors, metal shelving lining distant walls, the unmistakable echo of an empty warehouse. She blinked hard, trying to clear the lingering fog from whatever they'd drugged her with."Finally awake," one of the men nearby said, though he offered nothing further, simply returning his attention to whatever he'd been doing on his phone before her stirring ha
Chapter 90
Elena's thumb hovered over the call button for a long moment before she finally pressed it, the phone pressed tight against her ear as it began to ring. One ring. Two.She hung up before the third.The relief that washed through her the instant the call cut off felt almost pathetic, and she sank back into the couch cushions, staring at the phone like it had personally betrayed her by actually connecting in the first place.What exactly had she been planning to say? “Hi, I know we're divorced and barely speak anymore, but a man who looks exactly like you just showed up at my apartment claiming to be your brother, and I thought you should probably know?’It sounded ridiculous even formed into words in her own head. She could just imagine his reaction, the careful, measured confusion, maybe even suspicion that she was fabricating something strange just to reinsert herself into his life. He had every right to question it. Their last real conversation hadn't exactly ended with an open invi
Chapter 89
The day had stretched longer than Elena expected, breakfast sliding into shopping, shopping into a leisurely lunch, Matthew's usual easy charm carrying the hours along in a pleasant, if somewhat hollow, blur. She'd smiled when expected, laughed at the appropriate moments, and genuinely hadn't minded most of it.Still, when Matthew's phone rang near the end of lunch, some urgent business matter requiring his immediate attention, she felt something close to relief settle into her chest as she watched him apologize and rush off, promising to make it up to her soon.She drove home alone afterward, grateful for the quiet, and let herself into her apartment with a long, tired exhale, finally alone with her own thoughts for the first time in what felt like days.She hadn't fully processed the fire yet. Not really. The relief she'd felt watching the news, the argument with Matthew, the way she'd deflected instead of actually sitting with whatever complicated knot of feelings still lingered wh
Chapter 88
The family gathered in the estate's smaller dining room the next morning, a more intimate setting than the grand hall used for larger occasions, though the mood sitting over the table was far from relaxed. Jerry sat at the head, looking like he'd barely slept, Edmund beside him with his usual measured composure, Priscilla and Nathaniel seated across from each other, both visibly tense."Tell us again…" Edmund started, once the staff had finished clearing the breakfast plates and left them alone. "Exactly what Tyler described about the man.""Medium build," Jerry answered, rubbing his temples. "No distinguishing features he could clearly make out through the smoke. He said the man knew his full name, referenced the disappearance specifically, said Tyler was never supposed to have survived it.""That's not much to work with," Nathaniel said grimly."No," Jerry agreed. "It isn't."Priscilla had been quiet through most of the exchange, her expression carefully controlled in a way that ma
Chapter 87
The second round of stitches held better than the first, though the doctors insisted on another night of observation given the smoke inhalation and the general beating his body had taken over the course of the morning. Tyler spent most of the day drifting in and out of restless sleep, the dull throb along his side a constant, familiar companion by now.Fae had stayed as long as she could, pacing the small room with barely contained worry until a call from her father pulled her away sometime in the early afternoon, something about an urgent family matter requiring her presence. She'd left reluctantly, extracting a promise from Tyler that he wouldn't try anything heroic while she was gone, a promise he'd given with more sincerity than he usually managed for that particular category of request.By early evening, restlessness finally won out over exhaustion, and Tyler eased himself out of bed, dragging his IV stand along beside him as he shuffled slowly down the hallway, mostly just to s
Chapter 86
Elena had left the office the moment the news broke, barely offering an explanation to her staff before grabbing her keys and driving straight home, something tight and unfamiliar coiling in her chest the entire way…She told herself it was simple concern for public safety. It was what any reasonable person would feel watching footage of a warehouse complex engulfed in flames, spreading toward a residential block full of families.She didn't examine too closely why her hands had been shaking on the steering wheel the whole drive.By the time she reached her apartment, the news coverage had only grown more dramatic, aerial footage showing the scale of the blaze, reporters speaking in urgent, clipped tones about multiple units responding, residents evacuated, the situation still actively developing. She sat on the edge of her couch, phone clutched tightly in her hand, though she knew better than to actually use it.She had no reason to call him. They were divorced. Whatever concern she
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