ð Defying Destiny â Book 2, Episode 8
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A Life They Shouldnât Have
Claire woke up to silence.
No gods.
No fate pulling at her soul.
No more running.
For the first time in lifetimes, they were free.
Ethan lay beside her, his arm draped over her waist, his breath warm against her skin.
It should have felt perfect.
But something was wrong.
The air felt too still.
Like the universe itself was holding its breath.
And deep inside, Claire felt itâ
A pull.
A whisper of something unfinished.
She didnât want to admit it.
Didnât want to ruin the moment.
But the feeling wouldnât go away.
Like fate had just taken a step backânot disappeared.
And when she rolled over to wake Ethanâ
She saw it.
A letter.
Sitting on the bedside table.
With a name written across it.
A name that shouldnât exist anymore.
Ryan Parker.
A Message from the Impossible
Ethan sat up, rubbing his face.
"Whatâs wrong?"
Claire just stared at the letter.
She could barely breathe.
"Claire?" Ethan frowned, following her gaze.
Thenâ
He saw it.
And he froze.
Because Ryan was gone.
Erased.
This letter shouldnât exist.
And yetâ
It was here.
Ethan reached for it, his hands steady, but Claire saw the tension in his jaw.
Like he was afraid.
Afraid that if they opened itâ
It would mean Ryan was never truly gone.
Or worseâ
That fate was still playing with them.
Ethan exhaled sharply.
"We read it together."
Claire nodded.
He tore the envelope open.
And insideâ
A single line of writing.
âI found a way out.â
Claireâs heart stopped.
Ethanâs breath caught.
Because that?
That meant Ryan wasnât erased.
He was somewhere else.
Somewhere they werenât supposed to reach.
And suddenlyâ
The feeling in Claireâs chest made sense.
They werenât free.
Not yet.
Fate was still waiting.
And Ryan?
Ryan needed them.
Again.
IThe Glitch in Reality
Ethan didnât speak for a long moment.
He just sat there, the letter in his hands, staring at it like it might disappear.
"This isnât possible," he muttered.
Claire swallowed.
"Neither were the gods. Neither were the lifetimes we lost."
Ethan looked at her.
And for the first timeâ
She saw it.
Fear.
Not fear of losing her.
Not fear of fate.
But fear of hope.
Because what if this was real?
What if Ryan was out there?
And what if they had to fight fate all over again?
Claire reached for Ethanâs hand.
"We find him."
Ethan exhaled.
Thenâ
He nodded.
"We find him."
But before either of them could moveâ
The lights flickered.
The air shifted.
And suddenlyâ
A shadow moved outside the window.
Claireâs heart stopped.
Because for just a secondâ
She saw him.
Ryan.
Alive.
And thenâ
He was gone.
To Be ContinuedâĶ
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