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Break the curse
Author: Veekeey
last update2026-01-09 20:19:52

The new knowledge Iden carried didn’t make watching any easier. It made it worse. Now, every quiet moment, every sigh from Bella, wasn't just suspicious—it was a potential clue. He was listening for the "central lie," but all he heard were the normal, grating sounds of a house in cold war.

Bella had become a ghost of helpfulness. She was always folding something, wiping something, asking in a soft voice if anyone needed anything. It was like watching a very skilled cleaner slowly map the territory of their lives.

Chloe had a favorite pair of earrings. Small, teardrop-shaped sapphires Leo had given her for their first anniversary. She wore them often, but was careful with them. A few days after the file disaster, she’d come home from a grocery run looking upset.

“I lost one,” she’d mourned to Leo in the kitchen. Iden, sharpening a knife at the table, had listened. “The back must have been loose. I had them on at the mall. It’s just gone.”

Leo had given a stiff, half-shrug, still deep i
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  • it's coming for me

    The name hung in the air between them. Iden felt like the ground had tilted. Liana. She hadn’t changed. Not really. Her smile was the same. It cut through centuries of time and felt like yesterday.She slid off the car hood and threw her arms around him. He stood stiffly, his arms at his sides. “Iden! I found you. After all this time,” she said, her voice full of a bright, familiar music.She pulled back, still holding his shoulders, and went to kiss him. He turned his head sharply. Her lips brushed his cheek.She froze. Her smile faded. “Why do you pull away?” she asked, searching his face. “It has been so long. Ages.”“It has,” he said. His voice was rough. He couldn’t meet her eyes. He looked at the ground, at the car door, anywhere but at her.“It is because of her, isn’t it?” Liana said. Her voice was softer now, probing.“Who?” Iden said, the word too quick.“You tell me. The woman you just left. In the little metal box.” She said it calmly, but her eyes were sharp. “I felt your

  • I'm leaving

    The spare room door closed. Bella stood still in the middle of the floor. She felt numb. The words from the office played in her head. She has to go. A reminder. They didn’t sound angry. That was the worst part. They just sounded true.A knock. Soft. “Bella.” Iden’s voice.She didn’t want to talk. But she opened the door.He looked at her. He didn’t smile. He just walked in and sat on the bed. He patted the spot next to him.She sat. Not too close. They were quiet. The house was quiet too.“You heard,” he said after a while.She nodded.“They are not wrong,” he said. His voice was gentle but the words were not soft.“I know.”“This feeling you have now,” he said, staring at the wall. “If you let it turn to hate for them, it will make you sick inside. That kind of sickness… it calls to bad things. You would be an easy target again.”She nodded again. A tear ran down her face. She wiped it fast. “I don’t hate them. I really don’t. I get it. I wrecked their home. Knowing they’re right ju

  • She has to go

    The office was too quiet. The only sound was the tap of Leo’s fingers on his laptop keyboard. He wasn’t really working. He was just staring at numbers that didn’t mean anything.The door pushed open. Chloe stood there holding two glasses of orange juice. She walked in and set one down on a clear spot on his desk.“Thanks,” Leo muttered. He took a sip but didn’t look up from the screen.Chloe didn’t leave. She just stood there. He could feel her watching him.“Don't you think we should talk,” she said finally.“About what?” He kept his eyes on the laptop.“Come on, Leo. You know about what. About… all of it.”He let out a short breath, almost a laugh, but not a happy one. “You didn’t want to talk before. When I was asking. When it was actually happening. So maybe we just don’t. I'm over it anyways.”“That’s not fair,” she said. Her voice was quiet but tight. “You're not over it. You’re still mad. You’re sitting there all closed up. You haven’t really looked at me in days.”Now he did l

  • we're going to take her

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  • Who are they

    He was here. In front of her.But he had just picked her up twenty minutes ago.The world tilted. The angry thoughts died. A cold, understanding worse than fear washed over her.The man last night hadn’t been a dream.He had told her they would come for Maya.They hadn’t just come.They had already taken her.The thing that looked like Mark, that smiled like Mark, that Maya would run to… it wasn’t her husband. It was something else. And it had her daughter.“Maria, you’re white as a sheet,” Mark said, reaching for her. “What’s going on? Where’s Maya?”She couldn’t speak. Her mouth was too dry. She looked at the real Mark’s face, full of real confusion and dawning fear.The woman at the desk spoke up, her voice now frightened. “Mr. Ruiz… you already picked her up. We have your signature.”Mark looked at the screen. He saw his own name. His own signature. But it wasn’t his writing. “That’s not me,” he said, his voice hollow. “I was in a meeting across town. I just got here.”He looked a

  • Maya is gone

    Maria didn’t sleep. She sat on the floor by Maya’s bed, her back against the wall. She watched the slow rise and fall of her daughter’s blankets. She listened to every tiny sound the house made. Every creak was a footstep. Every car passing was them coming back.When the gray light of morning came through the window, her eyes were dry and gritty. Her body ached from sitting still. Maya stirred, blinked open her eyes, and smiled. “Mommy? You’re here.”“I’m here, baby,” Maria said, her voice rough. She forced a smile.She got Maya dressed for school. She made breakfast. Her hands shook. Mark came out of the bedroom. He looked at her sitting there, still in yesterday’s clothes. He didn’t say anything. He poured coffee.When Maya was eating, Maria turned to him. “We can’t stay here,” she said quietly.Mark sipped his coffee. “What?”“This house. It’s not safe. I have… I know a place. A safe house. We need to go there. Today.”Mark put his cup down hard. Coffee sloshed over the side. “A sa

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