Chapter 1 - THE WOMAN BESIDE THE WATERThe Vance estate looked beautiful enough to hide a murder.
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Chapter 12 - ONE SECONDElena threw the coffee.
One gunman recoiled.
Marcus tackled the second.
Victoria fired.
The bullet shattered a window.
Customers screamed.
Elena grabbed Leo and dropped behind the counter.
Marcus wrestled Victoria toward the floor.
Sirens erupted outside.
His security team had already triggered the emergency alert.
Police flooded the diner.
Victoria screamed as officers dragged her away.
This time, she wasn't smiling.
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This time, she knew it was over.
Or so everyone believed.
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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.
Chapter 17 - LEARNING TO FORGIVEOne evening, Elena and Marcus sat overlooking the ocean.
Chapter 18 - LEO'S FIRST STEPSSix months after the night at the pool, Leo stood on the Harbor Cove lawn.
