Chapter 5 - The CabinMark took her phone.
Then he placed a document on the counter.
A real-estate contract.
Fox Lake.
Her grandmother’s property.
Her name was printed across the top.
Beside it was a blank signature line.
“You're signing this today.”
Sophie stared at him.
“You planned this.”
“I planned our future.”
“You planted a camera on me.”
“I protected us.”
“From what?”
“From your selfishness.”
Sophie felt something cold settle inside her.
Then Mark spoke softly.
Cruelly.
“If you won't sell it willingly, we'll prove you're unstable.”
The room seemed to tilt.
He had been building a story.
Telling friends she was paranoid.
Asking whether she was sleeping.
Recording arguments.
Creating evidence.
He didn't need Sophie dead.
He needed Sophie discredited.
He wanted the cabin.
And he intended to make the world believe she was too unstable to keep it.
Sophie looked at the necklace floating in the glass.
For the first time, she understood the true danger.
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Mark wasn't simply trying to control her.
He was preparing to erase her credibility.
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