Chapter 1 - THE WOMAN BESIDE THE WATERThe Vance estate looked beautiful enough to hide a murder.
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Chapter 10 - THE MAN AT THE DINERMarcus found Elena the following morning.
Leo was in his arms.
Elena wanted to be angry.
Then Leo saw her.
His face lit up.
He reached toward her.
Elena's defenses collapsed.
She held him.
Leo immediately settled against her shoulder.
Marcus watched silently.
“I didn't come to ask you back.”
“Then why are you here?”
“To warn you.”
He told her everything.
The financial conspiracy.
The sedatives.
Victoria's escape.
Elena's face tightened.
“You think she's coming for me?”
Marcus answered quietly.
“I think she's already here.”
A coffee cup shattered in the kitchen.
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Both of them turned.
The back door slowly opened.
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Chapter 11 - SHE CAME BACKVictoria entered wearing a black trench coat.
Chapter 12 - ONE SECONDElena threw the coffee.
Chapter 13 - THE WOMAN WHO SAVED HIM TWICENews outlets called Elena a hero.
Chapter 14 - ISABELLA'S LETTERWhile investigators searched Victoria's belongings, they found an envelope hidden inside a stolen Vance file.
Chapter 15 - THE TRIALVictoria's trial became national news.
Chapter 16 - HARBOR COVEMonths later, Marcus offered Elena use of his late mother's cottage in Harbor Cove.
