Chapter four
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Eddie nearly fell down on the floor,as she looked at the woman in front of her.
It was Maya
It was her sister, she was alive.
Alive.
After five years of mourning, silence, of unanswered questions and sleepless nights, there she was, looking pale, fragile, and real.
‘Sit down’ Maya said quietly, glancing over her shoulder. “We don't have much time.”
Eddie slid into the chair across from her,
Heart raising.”Maya” I thought you were dead,we all did, “Where have you been?”
Maya slowly removed her sunglasses,her eyes were looking tired, “I have been hiding”
“From who exactly?”
Maya hesitated,her fingers tightly gripped around her teacup.”from Damon”
The word hit like a whip.
Eddie frowned, “what? Damon?you mean….
Yeah, Damon Blackwood.your husband.
The bitterness mixed with anger in her voice cut sharp and clean. He wasn't always the beast he is now, but I saw what he could become.
Eddie's mind was in chaos.
“Maya” but you were engaged to him.
Maya pressed her lips into a line.
I was young and naive, he was charming at first, but there was always something about him, he was calculating, cold and ruthless.When things fell apart between him and Dad, Damon snapped.
“What do you mean by he snapped?”
“He made threats, against me, against Dad.He said if ever tried to leave, he would destroy everything I loved. She moved closer, “so I disappeared before he could ruin us.”
But Damon said Dad paid him off
to leave you, That Dad tore you two
apart.
Maya laughed softly, “Damon has always been good at rewriting stories.”
Eddie stared at her sister,torn between
relief and disbelief.
“But why now”? “Why do you choose to
Come back now after all these years?”
Maya hesitated,Because he is using you, Just like he was trying to use me. Whatever reason he gave you for this marriage, it's a lie.
Eddie's throat tightened,”He said the marriage was business.for public image.
That's all.
“Then why is he digging into Dad's
Old financial records?”
Maya asked,”Why is he trying to take
Our father's property deeds through
court agents? “Why is he paying off journalists to rewrite the past?”
Eddie felt her stomach twist.
He is manipulating the story” Maya continued, and you are his final piece
to the puzzle. “He bears a ward on his arm, That casts the illusion of a savior, masking the serpent within.”
Eddie shook her head, “but he.. saved Ethan's life,”He paid for his surgery,
“He didn't have to do that if he was just using me”
Maya gaze softened for a moment, “he's
Always known how to make himself look
like a hero when it counts.”But trust me he doesn't save people, he uses them as his pawn.”
A shadow moved outside the
Café window.
Maya panicked.
“I have to go.”
No,wait … Eddie grabbed her wrist.
Where have you been staying?
Don't tell me you want to disappear
Again…you can't just leave like this.
“I can't tell you, and please you can't tell him you saw me.”
‘But Damon…he has been looking for
you”
Of course he has, Maya muttered under her breath, “Because I know the truth
about him, “and now you do too.”
She pulled her hand free and stood up,
Slipping on her sunglasses. Be careful, ‘Eddie’ you might think you are safe
with him, but ghosts don't bleed. And he will never let you go, once you are into his
World.
Then she left.
Eddie walked back to the penthouse,
With confusion written all over her face,
Her phone vibrated twice, they were calls from Damon, but she ignored them.
Her thoughts swirled like a storm.
Maya was alive, Damon was lying
or maybe twisted the truth, which
was almost worse.
But Maya's fears couldn't be fake.
That haunted look in her eyes was real.
When Eddie entered the house,
Damon was already waiting for her
in the living room, hands in his pocket,
Face unreadable.
“Where have you been?”
“I needed some fresh air so I stepped
out for a moment.”
“And you left without a guard?”
“I'm not your prisoner.”
“I am your husband, “you belong to me, he said calmly, “And you are a target now.
Don't forget that.”
She dropped her phone on the side
table,is that what I am to you,A target?
A tool? “A name to gain advantage to your
Power?”
He turned his head slightly, “you knew
what this was from the beginning.”
“No” I didn't” she said, almost yelling.
“Because no one told me my sister
was still alive!
Damon's expression froze.
So did the air between them.
Wait, what?
I saw her today Damon, she's alive.
“She told me you drove her away.”
Silence.
“Then where is she?”
*I'm not telling you”
His jaw tightened, “Eddie…”
“No” she yelled, her voice cracked.
“She was scared of you. She said
you threatened her.”
Damon moved closer to her, his
eyes burning now, Maya ran away
because she couldn't face the
consequences of her actions,
She forged documents. She laundered
money through your father's account,
She ruined lives, and when things
started to get out hands.she
disappeared.
“You are lying.”
Really am I?” He reached into the
drawer beside a bar and brought
out a folder. He tossed it onto the table.
Eddie opened it with trembling hands.
Inside the folder were old financial
records, emails, and digital signatures,
All linked to Maya.
“I kept it quiet,” Damon said gently,
because I once loved her, Because
I didn't want to drag your family
Through the mud.
Eddie stared at the papers
heart pounding.
“And now?” she asked softly.
Now, he said moving closer.
“I need to know where she is.”
“I don't trust you,” Eddie said.
That's okay, he said. But just
remember,if she goes down
She might not fall alone.
…..
That night, Eddie down on her bed staring
at the folder.
Could Maya really have done
all this?
The records looked original, But
Damon could fake anything. So could
Maya.
Everything was confusing and twisted,
Everyone had secrets.
And in the middle of this, she was
trapped.
Her phone vibrated again
A message came up. With no name
Attached.
You shouldn't have told him. Now you are part of the game.
Eddie stared at the message, chills
running down her spine. Whoever
sent this, knew exactly where she
had been.
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