She struck the young mother to the floor, confident her cruel secret was safe behind closed doors. Then the husband walked in.
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Chapter 18 / 20
Chapter 18 - FreedomTheir new house stood far from the city.
It wasn't a mansion.
It didn't have marble floors or towering gates.
It had a porch.
A garden.
Large windows.
And sunlight.
Claire loved it immediately.
Leo took his first steps across the living room.
Marcus laughed so loudly that Claire joined him.
That night, they sat outside beneath a sky filled with stars.
Claire leaned against Marcus.
“Do you ever miss the old life?”
Marcus thought for a moment.
“No.”
Claire smiled.
“Neither do I.”
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The past had taken years from them.
But it had not taken their future.
