Chapter 14 - The Night Eleanor Finally SleptAfter the arrest, Eleanor returned to Ravenwood Manor.
For the first time, the enormous house felt different.
Still.
Safe.
But emotionally empty.
She stood beneath the new temporary lighting in the foyer.
Martha stood beside her.
“I should leave,” Eleanor whispered.
Martha looked at her.
“Do you want to?”
Eleanor looked around.
The walls held memories.
Some beautiful.
Some painful.
She touched her stomach.
“This house almost killed my child.”
Martha nodded.
“But it didn't.”
Eleanor looked at her.
Martha smiled.
“Because you survived.”
That night, Eleanor slept without locking the bedroom door.
For the first time in months, she did not wake searching for Richard.
May you like
She woke to sunlight.
And the sound of birds.
Related Stories
Chapter 15 - A New BeginningSeven months later, Eleanor gave birth to a healthy baby boy.
Chapter 16 - JusticeRichard's trial became national news.
Chapter 17 - The Mansion RebornSix months later, Ravenwood Manor looked completely different.
Chapter 18 - The LetterOne rainy afternoon, a letter arrived.
Chapter 19 - The Woman Who Refused to Be AfraidWeeks passed.
Chapter 20 - The Door That OpenedA year after the chandelier nearly killed her, Eleanor stood in the same foyer with Leo in her arms.
