Chapter 10 - Daniel Comes BackLila grabbed my arm.
"Sarah."
Footsteps echoed through the hallway.
Slow.
Heavy.
Deliberate.
Daniel appeared in the doorway.
He wasn't supposed to be home.
His face changed when he saw the phone in my hand.
For the first time since the accident—
He looked afraid.
"What are you doing?"
I stepped backward.
"You lied to me."
"Give me the phone."
"No."
"Sarah."
"No!"
His voice became colder.
"You don't understand what you're holding."
"I understand perfectly."
He took one step toward me.
Lila moved between us.
"Don't come any closer."
Daniel stared at her.
Then at me.
"You really think this proves anything?"
I held up the phone.
"You told Vanessa to kill me."
He laughed.
But there was no warmth in it.
"You think anyone will believe you?"
Then his eyes dropped to my stomach.
"Especially now?"
A chill ran through me.
He wasn't talking like my husband anymore.
He was talking like an enemy.
Then Noah appeared behind Lila.
"Dad?"
Daniel froze.
For one terrible second, nobody moved.
Then Daniel smiled.
A fatherly smile.
"Hey, buddy."
Noah backed away.
"I don't want to go with you."
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Something changed in Daniel's face.
And I knew we had crossed a line that could never be uncrossed.
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