Chapter: THE MAN WHO NEVER KNOCKEDI read the message again as I walked towards the main road YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU DID TO CLAIRE THAT NIGHT The words made my hands tremble I wanted to call the unknown number and demand an explanation but I knew nobody would answer I looked behind me Daniel was still standing outside his apartment watching me I quickly turned away and continued walking Ethan had sent me the location of a small restaurant near the old railway road I had no idea what he wanted to tell me but I needed answers When I arrived he was already sitting at a table near the window His eyes moved towards the photograph in my hand You came he said I placed my handbag on the chair and sat opposite him I brought the photograph just as you asked Now talk Ethan looked around before leaning closer to me Did Daniel tell you everything about Claire No I replied He told me she was taken to Brookhaven Medical Centre and disappeared again He also showed me a visitor record with my name on it Ethan nodded slowly Then you
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Chapter: THE MAN WHO NEVER KNOCKEDI stared at the photograph until the faces began to blur Daniel was standing outside a hospital entrance with one hand resting on Claire’s shoulder She looked pale and tired but she was alive Her hair was tied behind her head and she was wearing the same necklace I had seen in the earlier photograph Two days after she disappeared I slowly lowered my phone Explain this Daniel didn’t answer immediately Daniel I said explain this He rubbed his forehead and looked towards the window I was at that hospital because someone called me Who I don’t know The person refused to give me a name They told me Claire was there and that I needed to come immediately I looked at the photograph again And you found her Yes My heart began beating faster Then why did you tell everyone she was missing Because when I arrived she was already gone I frowned What do you mean gone You are standing beside her in this picture Daniel took a deep breath I arrived at the hospital that afternoon A nurse told me Claire ha
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Chapter: THE MAN WHO NEVER KNOCKEDChapter sevenFor several seconds I couldn’t breathe Daniel’s question hung between us heavier than the silence surrounding the boathouse I stared at the photograph in his hand trying to convince myself that the woman standing beside Claire wasn’t me But the face was unmistakable The dark hair the familiar eyes the small silver necklace resting against her collarbone It was mine I had seen that necklace in my bedroom drawer only hours earlier That’s not possible I whispered Daniel didn’t move Amara look at me I couldn’t My eyes remained fixed on the photograph I don’t remember being there That doesn’t mean you weren’t His voice was quieter now but the suspicion in it hurt more than if he had shouted I finally looked at him You think I helped your sister disappear He looked down at the photograph I don’t know what to think anymore I took a step backwards After everything we’ve been through you can look at me and believe that I’m trying to understand why your photograph was found inside
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Chapter: THE MAN WHO NEVER KNOCKEDChapter sixI did not sleep that night because every time I closed my eyes I saw Ethan standing somewhere in the darkness watching me with that familiar smile that had once made me believe he was the safest person in the world His message remained open on my phone and I read it so many times that the words began to lose their meaning I know what happened to Claire And I know what you were asked to keep What exactly had I been asked to keep Why could I not remember the night Claire disappeared I had spent three years convincing myself that my memories were complete but now I was beginning to understand that something important had been buried inside my mind The sound of Daniel moving around in the apartment next door interrupted my thoughts I checked the time and saw that it was barely six in the morning I got out of bed washed my face and changed into a pair of jeans and a comfortable sweater I knew Daniel would probably try to convince me to stay behind but I had already made my deci
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Chapter: THE MAN WHO NEVER KNOCKEDChapter Five I could not take my eyes off Daniel His last words had left me speechless He was the last person who had seen Claire alive yet he had allowed me to believe that he was simply a worried brother searching for his missing sister I wanted to ask a hundred questions but my mind was struggling to process everything What do you mean you were the last person who saw her alive I finally asked Daniel placed the photograph on the table and ran a hand through his hair The night Claire disappeared she called me She sounded frightened and she begged me to meet her at an old house outside the city She said she had something important to tell me And you went I asked Yes What happened when you got there Daniel looked towards the window She was already waiting when I arrived She kept looking over her shoulder as though someone was following her I asked what was wrong but she refused to explain until we were somewhere safe Before I could get her into my car another vehicle pulled up My sto
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Chapter: THE MAN WHO NEVER KNOCKEDChapter FourI stared at the photograph in my hands, trying to understand why someone would go to such lengths to frighten me. Daniel stood beside Claire in the picture. They looked happy, almost carefree. His arm rested around her shoulders while Claire smiled at the camera. It was difficult to believe that the cheerful young woman in the photograph had disappeared without a trace three years ago. But it was the message written beneath the photograph that disturbed me most. THE WRONG PERSON IS ASKING THE QUESTIONS. I read it again before looking up at Daniel Who sent this Daniel took the photograph from me and examined it carefully i don’t know That’s becoming your favourite answer He raised his eyes towards me Amara I understand that you’re frustrated but I need you to be careful Careful Daniel someone is sending me photographs, leaving strange messages outside my apartment, and threatening me. I think I deserve to know what’s happening He remained silent for a moment. Then he walke
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