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The Night Before the Truth

Autor: Beca nina
last update Data de publicação: 2026-08-27 19:38:44

Chapter 41

Elena’s POV

Sierra’s words stayed in the room long after she walked back to the guest room.

Once those results are public, I’m not staying in the guest room anymore.

I stood near the windows with my arms wrapped around myself, staring at nothing. Damien remained in the middle of the living room, jaw tight, the phone still in his hand from earlier. Marcus left shortly after the conversation.

Now it was just the three of us under the same roof again, with less than a day standing betw
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  • His Filthy Obsession    Daniel Reed

    Chapter 57Damien’s POVThe waiting room was deliberately plain.No audience. Just a table, two chairs on one side for Marcus and me, and one chair opposite for Daniel Reed. Legal sat in the corner with a recorder running. I wanted everything on record.Reed was brought in looking thinner than the last time I had seen him in the hospital bed after the accident. He sat down carefully.“I already said the child is mine,” he began. “I already said I pushed Sierra toward you. What more do you want?”“I want the answers,” I said. “Start with my mother.”Reed’s mouth tightened. For a second he looked like a man measuring which version of the truth might still protect him.Elena’s POVI stayed at the penthouse, but the waiting was its own kind of weight.Damien had left early. He had kissed me and promised to be back home early.I cleaned the kitchen that was already clean and tried not to watch the clock, because I was already missing him.Damien’s POVReed finally spoke.“Your mother was

  • His Filthy Obsession    The Man In The Car

    Chapter 56Damien’s POVThe house was quiet for the first time in weeks, but my mind was not.Sierra was gone. The false DNA results had been broken. Daniel Reed had already admitted the child was his and that he had pushed the claim onto me. That part was finished. What remained was the question that refused to sit still.Why had Reed been in the car with my mother the night of the accident?I called Marcus before sunrise.“I want everything on Reed’s connection to my mother,” I said. “Not only Sierra. Her. How long he was around. What he wanted. Why was he in that car?”Marcus was silent for a second. “That trail is quieter than the one with Sierra. But it exists. Give me a few hours.”I hung up and stood at the window of the penthouse, the city still dark. Elena came up behind me and rested her forehead against my back.“You’re already in it,” she said softly.“I have to be. Sierra was the weapon. Reed aimed at her. I need to know what he was doing with my mother before that.”She

  • His Filthy Obsession    Officers at the Door

    Chapter 55Damien’s POVThe wait for the police was short and tense.Sierra stood near the entrance with her suitcase, the last of her denial hardening into brittle silence. Elena remained further inside the living room, arms folded, watching without interference. I kept the documents ready on the table. There was no need for raised voices anymore. The next part would be handled by process.When the intercom buzzed, I answered immediately.“Officers are here,” security said.“Send them in.”Two officers stepped into the penthouse a few minutes later. Professional. Direct. I explained the situation cleanly falsified DNA results, deception used to gain entry and remaining presence in the home, supporting documentation already compiled. Sierra tried once to reframe the scene as a domestic misunderstanding. It did not hold. The papers were too specific. The timeline was too clear.After a brief exchange, they escorted her out.Elena’s POVFor a long moment after she left, neither of us mo

  • His Filthy Obsession    Denial

    Chapter 54Damien’s POVSierra’s face held for one more second.Then the crack showed.“No,” she said. “That’s not possible.”“It is,” I answered. “And it’s documented.”Elena remained beside me, silent and steady. Sierra’s eyes moved from my face to the phone in my hand, then back again, as if searching for a way to push the moment back into the version of reality she had controlled for weeks.“You’re wrong,” she said, louder now. “Those tests were done through proper clinics. You were there. You signed. You saw the reports.”“I saw what you paid for,” I said. “Both times.”“That is a lie.” Her voice sharpened. “You’re trying to crawl out of responsibility because your wife can’t handle the fact that you have a child with someone else.”Elena didn’t rise to it. She didn’t need to. The ground under Sierra’s story was already gone.I placed the printed summary Marcus had sent on the table between us.“Earlier clinic records. Seven months, not six. Payment trails to both testing chains.

  • His Filthy Obsession    Taking It Apart

    Chapter 53Damien’s POVMorning came with a different kind of focus.I dressed without disturbing Elena more than necessary and left before Sierra could appear with another practical request. The documents Marcus had given me sat locked in my bag. Seven months, not six. Daniel Reed. A story adjusted to fit me cleanly. Today I intended to start breaking that story down in the open.Elena met me at the door as I reached for my keys.“You’re going out,” she said.“Yes.”“Be careful.” She saidI nodded once and left.Elena’s POVThe house felt altered the moment Damien was gone.Sierra came into the kitchen later than usual, one hand on her stomach, eyes already assessing the quiet.“He left early,” she said.“He had things to handle.”Her gaze lingered on me. “The temperature in this house changed overnight. I’m not imagining it.”“No,” I answered. “You’re not.”I didn’t offer more. For the first time since she arrived, I was not the one carrying the weaker position in the room. The kn

  • His Filthy Obsession    What Marcus found

    Chapter 52Damien’s POVI stepped out of the bedroom before calling Marcus.Marcus answered on the first ring.“Talk,” I said.“I back checked everything,” Marcus replied. “Her timeline, the clinics, the early records, the address history. She didn’t start this story with the clinic that produced your first DNA result. Before that, she attended a different facility under clearer intake notes. According to those records, the pregnancy was already further along than she later claimed.”I stayed still in the hallway. “How much further?”“Seven months, not six. The earlier dating scans put her roughly four weeks ahead of the version she gave you. She shortened the timeline when she came to you. It made the match with your last encounter with her look cleaner.”The implication settled hard. “What else?”Marcus exhaled. “She wasn’t living alone before she moved into your house. Building logs, payment trails, and a recurring visitor all point to the same man. Daniel Reed.”The name locked ev

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