Chapter 12 - Chloe WakesChloe opened her eyes at dawn.
David was asleep beside her bed.
She watched him for a moment.
His face looked older.
Exhausted.
Broken.
She touched his hand.
He woke immediately.
"Hey."
She smiled weakly.
"You're still here."
"Always."
Chloe's eyes filled with tears.
"What happened?"
David hesitated.
Then he told her everything.
The hidden room.
Her father's records.
The recording.
The conspiracy.
Chloe listened silently.
When he finished, she whispered:
"My father knew."
"Yes."
"That's why your mother hated me."
David nodded.
Chloe placed a hand over her stomach.
"What happens now?"
David looked at her.
"We leave."
She shook her head.
"No."
He frowned.
"I'm not running."
Her eyes hardened.
"If my father died trying to expose them, I'm not going to spend my life hiding from them."
For the first time, David saw the woman beneath the fear.
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She wasn't weak.
She was ready.
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