CHAPTER 2 â The Secret Everyone Buried Seven Years Ago
Ethan's fingers trembled as he picked up the necklace.
He remembered every detail.
He had given it to Emily the night he promised they would build a future together.
Seven years ago...
Emily disappeared after a terrible car accident.
The police searched for weeks.
No body was ever found.
Eventually everyone accepted the same heartbreaking conclusion.
Emily was dead.
Including Ethan.
He spent years blaming himself.
Years trying to move on.
Years convincing himself that marrying Victoria was the only way to leave the past behind.
But now...
That impossible necklace was lying in his hand.
Victoria grabbed his arm.
"Ethan, stop this."
"Everyone is watching."
The little girl looked directly at him.
"My mommy said if I ever found you..."
"...I should give you this."
She reached into her tiny pocket.
This time it wasn't another piece of jewelry.
It was a folded letter.
Old.
Worn.
Protected inside a faded plastic sleeve.
Ethan slowly unfolded it.
The first line made his blood run cold.
If you're reading this... it means they finally found us. Don't trust anyone standing beside you.
His breathing stopped.
Victoria's face instantly lost all color.
She lunged toward the letter.
"Ethan... don't read that!"
But he pulled it away before she could touch it.
The guests were no longer watching a wedding.
They were witnessing the beginning of a nightmare.
Because hidden inside the envelope...
Was a family photograph taken only three months earlier.
Emily was alive.
Standing beside the little girl.
And behind them...
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A man was pointing a gun directly at the camera.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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