Chapter 37
Storm Before the Silence The house was suffocating. Isabella had only just arrived, yet her presence infected the space like a cold draft that wouldn’t go away. She fluttered around Noah, touching his arm too often, laughing too loudly, pretending too hard. Anna watched from the hallway, her stomach churning. Something had shifted in Noah. He was quieter now, more calculated. It terrified her more than when he was angry. Juliet smirked every time she caught Anna watching. She’d won another round. But Anna wasn’t ready to give up yet. --- Later that night – Daniel’s Visit Daniel showed up unannounced, knocking at the back door like he always did. Anna opened it with shaking hands, not from fear—but exhaustion. “You shouldn’t be here,” she whispered. Daniel stepped inside anyway. “
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