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CHAPTER 85

Author: Tokoni Benson
last update Last Updated: 2025-09-09 00:05:20

The days that followed slowly turned into a routine of me resting on the couch or in bed, Dante moving around the house making sure everything was in order, and Abigail’s little giggles filling the silence that might have otherwise consumed the house. Having her back under our roof brought a sense of comfort, even though a part of me knew that my mother made that decision out of fear. Fear of whatever notorious plans Marcus may have up his sleeves and I couldn’t even fault her for it.

Each time I looked at Abigail playing with her toys, or when she ran into Dante’s arms whenever he got back from work, my chest tightened with a mixture of love and dread. She was my everything and yet, somehow out there, Marcus was free and just moving about. He was our curse– my curse. And knowing that he was still out there after everything was just enough to make me sick. But my mother would shake her head at me whenever I voiced these fears and tell me I didn’t have to put that at the forefront of m
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