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CHAPTER TWELVE : SECRETS

Author: Nathy Fiverr
last update Last Updated: 2025-08-14 21:13:38

The shadow moved first.

A tall shape peeled itself from the black between the containers, its steps measured, deliberate. Not the same man from the pier — this one was broader, dressed in a long coat that seemed to drink in the faint light from the dock lamps.

Eliana’s grip tightened on the box, the metal edges biting into her palms. She could feel her pulse in her throat.

“Hand it over,” the man said. His voice was deep, not masked, but there was an unsettling calm to it — the kind of voice that didn’t need to raise itself to make a threat land.

Liam shifted subtly, his body angling between her and the stranger. “You’ve got the wrong people,” he said.

The man’s gaze slid over to Eliana, unblinking. “I don’t make mistakes.”

Her thoughts skittered back to the photographs — her mother’s face, her grandfather’s impossible presence. The words on the letter that hinted at a death that “never should have happened.” Somehow, this man knew.

“Who sent you?” she asked before she c
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  • REBIRTH OF THE FORGOTTEN WIFE    CHAPTER TWELVE : SECRETS

    The shadow moved first. A tall shape peeled itself from the black between the containers, its steps measured, deliberate. Not the same man from the pier — this one was broader, dressed in a long coat that seemed to drink in the faint light from the dock lamps. Eliana’s grip tightened on the box, the metal edges biting into her palms. She could feel her pulse in her throat. “Hand it over,” the man said. His voice was deep, not masked, but there was an unsettling calm to it — the kind of voice that didn’t need to raise itself to make a threat land. Liam shifted subtly, his body angling between her and the stranger. “You’ve got the wrong people,” he said. The man’s gaze slid over to Eliana, unblinking. “I don’t make mistakes.” Her thoughts skittered back to the photographs — her mother’s face, her grandfather’s impossible presence. The words on the letter that hinted at a death that “never should have happened.” Somehow, this man knew. “Who sent you?” she asked before she c

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    The footsteps were fast. Too fast. Eliana’s heart stuttered, but her legs reacted before her brain could catch up. She bolted after Liam, boots pounding against the damp wood. The pier seemed longer than she remembered, each plank groaning under their weight. “Don’t look back,” Liam threw over his shoulder. Of course, she looked back. It was as if his words had triggered her fear reactor. A figure had emerged from the shadows — tall, faceless in the gloom, moving with the silent precision of a predator. The glint of metal caught the pier lights, and her stomach lurched. Gun. She turned and ran with all her might. They veered sharply down a narrow gangway between two moored boats. The smell of diesel and brine closed in, mingling with her own ragged breath. Liam stopped abruptly, pressing her against the hull of a rusted trawler. “Give me the letter,” he whispered. “What—now? Are you insane?” she hissed. “If they get it, we’re both dead.” His eyes were hard, urge

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