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Chapter 11: Safe house secrets
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2026-02-06 04:47:21
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The Polaroid lay on the hospital floor like a dropped accusation. Emma stared at it young Jake, twelve years old, blood on his small hands, eyes wide with shock. Behind him, a woman on the floor, dark hair fanned out, lifeless. The note in red ink burned into her mind: He was there. He watched her bleed out. Ask him why he never called 911.Jake’s breathing changed slow, shallow. He’d woken fully now, eyes locked on the photo she hadn’t yet picked up.“Em…” His voice cracked. “Where did that come from?”She knelt, fingers trembling as she lifted the picture. “Slipped under the door. While we were sleeping.”He reached for it with his good hand. She hesitated, then placed it in his palm.His face drained of color. The monitor beeped faster, heart rate climbing.“I haven’t seen this in fourteen years,” he whispered.Emma sat on the bed’s edge, careful of the IV. “Tell me.”He closed his eyes. “I was twelve. Mom and Dad fought all the time. That night… she said she was leaving. Packed a
Forbidden Summer Sins Chapter 14: Fractured bloodlines
The ambulance ride blurred into sterile white lights and beeping monitors. Jake’s hand stayed locked in Emma’s, his grip weakening as paramedics worked on the gunshot wound, clean through-and-through, high on the shoulder, no major arteries hit. Still, blood soaked the gurney sheets, and his face was ashen.Emma whispered reassurances, thumb stroking his knuckles. “You’re going to be okay.”He managed a weak smile. “Told you I’d take a bullet for you.”She laughed through tears. “Don’t make it a habit.”At the hospital, small regional ER two towns over, doctors rushed him into surgery. Emma and Mia waited in the fluorescent-lit hallway, plastic chairs hard against their backs. Vanessa had followed in her own car, now sitting across from them, coat folded neatly in her lap.Mia broke the silence first. “Why didn’t you tell us sooner? About Ray?”Vanessa exhaled slowly. “I didn’t know how deep it went until Kayla started texting me, bragging. She thought I’d celebrate. Instead, I starte
Forbidden Summer Sins Chapter 13: Family blood
The rifle in Jake’s hands didn’t waver, but his voice cracked like thin ice.“Uncle Ray?”The older man stepped fully into the moonlight, gray hair catching silver, Harlan family jacket zipped against the cold. The gun in his hand, a sleek pistol remained steady, pointed at Jake’s chest. Connor stood beside him, smirking, hands in pockets like he was attending a barbecue.“Easy, nephew,” Ray said, voice low and calm. “No need for dramatics. We’re family.”Jake’s knuckles whitened on the rifle. “Family doesn’t break into cabins with guns.”Ray’s eyes flicked to the open door, where Emma and Mia stood frozen in the threshold. Vanessa had slipped back inside, pistol drawn but lowered, watching the scene with guarded eyes.“Inside,” Ray ordered. “All of you. We talk like civilized people.”Jake didn’t budge. “You posted Kayla’s bail. You fed her information. Why?”Ray sighed, as if disappointed. “Because someone had to clean up your mess. You’ve been running from responsibility since your
Forbidden Summer Sins Chapter 12: Buried truths
The headlights sliced through the dark pines like knives, slow and deliberate. Emma’s breath caught as the vehicle, a black SUV rolled to a stop at the cabin’s edge, engine idling low. No markings. No lights except the beams.Jake was already moving, rifle raised, body angled to shield her and Mia. “Stay inside,” he hissed. “Lock the door behind me.”Mia grabbed Emma’s arm. “He can’t go alone.”But Jake was out before they could argue, door clicking shut. Emma watched through the window, heart slamming. He approached the SUV with measured steps, gun steady.The driver’s window lowered.A woman’s voice smooth, familiar drifted through the night.“Easy, Jake. It’s just me.”Vanessa.She stepped out slowly, hands visible. Same long dark hair, same sharp cheekbones Emma remembered from prom photos. Older now, mid-twenties but still devastatingly beautiful in a fitted black coat.Jake didn’t lower the rifle. “What the hell are you doing here?”Vanessa’s eyes flicked to the cabin windows. “
Forbidden Summer Sins Chapter 11: Safe house secrets
The safe house was a nondescript cabin two hours north, tucked into dense pine forest with no neighbors for miles. Police escort dropped them at the gravel drive just after dawn, handing Jake a burner phone and strict instructions: no social media, no old numbers, check in twice daily.Inside, it was basic but secure, two bedrooms, a stone fireplace, generator backup, and reinforced doors. Mia claimed the smaller room, leaving Emma and Jake the master with a king bed overlooking the woods.They unpacked in silence, exhaustion weighing heavy. Kayla’s last note burned in Emma’s mind: You can run. But summer’s not over yet.Jake set up the new security feed on his laptop, cameras covering every angle. “Motion alerts to our phones. Nothing gets past us.”Mia cooked breakfast, eggs and toast from stocked supplies trying for normalcy. “We treat this like a forced vacation. Board games, s’mores, no psycho ex talk after dark.”But tension simmered.By afternoon, rain cleared, leaving crisp ai
Forbidden Summer Sins Chapter 10: Shadows lingering
The message hit like ice water. Bail posted. See you soon, lovers. Emma stared at the phone until the screen dimmed, Kayla’s smug smile frozen in the photo. Jake’s arm tightened around her waist, his body tense against hers in the dark bedroom. “She’s out,” Emma said, voice hollow. Jake took the phone, scrolling with a grim expression. “Anonymous cash bond. Conditions attached no contact, stay-away order, ankle monitor. She can’t come near us.” But the words felt thin. Kayla had already proven she could reach them from behind bars, burner phones, hidden cameras, manipulated videos. Emma pulled away, wrapping her arms around herself. The anchor necklace felt heavier now. “Who paid? She doesn’t have that kind of money.” Jake’s jaw clenched. “Someone who believes her story. Or wants to hurt us.” He dialed the detective, pacing naked across the room, muscles coiled. The conversation was short, clipped. When he hung up, he looked exhausted. “Monitor shows her at a motel thirty miles
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