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Chapter 147 – The Price of Being Watched
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2025-06-04 20:39:00Elena
When the police cruiser finally pulled up with its lights off and a quiet hum, the dark car at the edge of my street vanished like smoke—just enough time for Daniel to disappear, just enough time for him to stay legal.It was a game to him.A game of proximity.He didn’t need to cross the threshold of my home to invade it. Just his presence—his silhouette in the shadows—was enough to drain the warmth from my bones and make the house feel like a crime scene before anything had happened.The officer took my statement, asked routine questions, and glanced at my previous complaint history. Then he gave me a polite nod that stung more than it should have.“We can’t prove intent, ma’am. But keep logging everything. If he steps out of line—really crosses it—we’ll act.”Really crosses it.I wanted to laugh. Or scream. Or crumble.Because how far did a man have to go before someone believed you? How many nights did a woman have to feel hunted before
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Shattered Vows Chapter 153 – The War After the War
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Shattered Vows Chapter 152 – The Dust Doesn’t Settle Easily
The morning after Daniel’s arrest, I woke up not to fear or dread—but silence.A heavy, strange silence.No calls from blocked numbers. No packages on the porch. No cryptic messages left in the mail. No black SUV parked across the street, pretending to be invisible.Just… quiet.It should have been comforting. But instead, I felt disoriented.After months of being hunted—emotionally, mentally, and almost physically—freedom tasted like something I had forgotten how to swallow.Victor had called it “temporary peace.” He wasn’t wrong. Daniel might be in custody now, but the damage had been done. And even behind bars, a man like him found ways to manipulate the world outside.Still, it was a start.And I had to decide what to do with it.That morning, I didn’t check my emails. I didn’t scroll the news to see what the tabloids had picked up. I didn’t even look at my phone.I sat on the porch with a mug of lukewarm coffee, watching Noah play soccer
Shattered Vows Chapter 151 – A Trap of His Own Making
I didn’t go to the hospital the next day.I sent an email. Took a leave of absence. Told them I needed time.What I didn’t say was that I was preparing for war.Daniel wasn’t just watching anymore—he was circling. Hunting. A predator that once wore a wedding ring and a designer smile.Now?He wore shadows.Lucas stayed close, rotating shifts with Victor. Surveillance was set up around the house. Police presence nearby was constant. Even the school had been notified and agreed to extra patrols during drop-off and pickup.Still, I didn’t feel safe.I felt… studied.Like somewhere, behind tinted windows or from the dark edge of a tree line, Daniel was watching me hold our son’s hand, watching me try to breathe like a normal mother, a normal woman.But nothing about this was normal anymore.This was a finale waiting to detonate.That night, I sat in the living room long after Noah had gone to bed. The fireplace flickered, but I didn’t feel
Shattered Vows Chapter 150 – The Last Message
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Shattered Vows Chapter 149 – The Keys He Left Behind
It took me nearly two minutes to realize I was holding my breath.That key. That cursed key—cool, metallic, deceptively innocent. But I knew better.Daniel wasn’t offering a reunion. He was issuing a challenge.A territorial claim wrapped in nostalgia.“You belong here. Not there.”As if the past were a leash I could be dragged back on.As if the life I bled to escape could be polished and worn like a second skin.I tossed the key on the kitchen counter. It clanged loud and sharp, echoing in the quiet.Lucas stood near the door, arms folded, jaw tight.“He’s spiraling,” I said finally.Lucas didn’t reply. He didn’t need to.The photo. The letter. The key. These weren’t just breadcrumbs. They were warnings. And Daniel was circling closer with each one.The next morning, I called my lawyer.“I need to make sure the restraining order is airtight,” I told her. “He’s getting bolder.”She sighed, the kind of weary sigh that tells you
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