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She Didn't Know the Body Was Mine Chapter 11
The NYPD arrested Logan and Celeste before sunrise.With surveillance footage, phone records, forensic evidence, and Celeste's confession, neither could maintain a denial.Logan was charged with kidnapping, aggravated sexual assault, first-degree murder, and evidence tampering. Celeste had not physically carried out the assault, but she planned the lure, assisted the confinement, watched the crime, and proposed the destruction and disposal of my body. She faced conspiracy, kidnapping, and felony-murder charges.The Calderone Family disavowed Logan immediately. He had acted for himself, not on their orders.Celeste believed Mom would protect her for Laura's sake. For years, one tear had been enough to make Mom choose her over me.This time, Mom gave every piece of evidence to the police.For the first time, she did not sacrifice me to save Celeste.The choice came far too late to matter.Logan received life in prison without parole. Celeste received a long sentence for her role in my de
She Didn't Know the Body Was Mine Chapter 10
The man who killed me was Logan Vescovi, a fringe Calderone associate and the most persistent of Celeste's many admirers.He had a history of violence. Celeste did not love him, but she enjoyed what his obsession gave her. Whenever he became too demanding, she soothed him with promises vague enough to keep him loyal. She never accepted him, and she never firmly refused him.On my birthday, Logan demanded that she meet him.Celeste did not want to go, but she feared what he might do if she rejected him. Then she thought of me.She told Logan she had an older cousin who was prettier, lonelier, and easier to control. If he agreed to stop pursuing Celeste, she would send me to him instead.She wrote the bookstore message while Logan watched.When I reached the West Side, the store was already closed. Logan waited near the garage entrance. He told me Celeste had been hurt inside.I followed him because, despite everything, I believed she might need help.On an upper level without cameras, h
She Didn't Know the Body Was Mine Chapter 9
An hour later, Celeste sat in an interview room at the Romano security office. She had not been allowed to change. A coat covered her pajamas, and her hands shook around the bottle of water Ethan placed before her."The surveillance image is blurred," he said, taking the opposite chair. "But the vehicle belongs to you, and your phone records place you inside the West Side garage on the night Emilia disappeared."Mom had been silent since entering the room. She sat across the table and watched Celeste without moving.The look on her face frightened even me.In the past, no matter what Celeste did, Mom first searched for a reason to excuse it. There was no indulgence in her eyes now."I am not your aunt in this room," she said, pushing the recorder to the center of the table. "I am Head of Security for the Romano Family. Tell me why you were at the primary crime scene on the night Emilia was murdered."Celeste bowed her head and began to cry."I don't know. I went there with a friend. I
She Didn't Know the Body Was Mine Chapter 8
Mom returned home close to dawn.Celeste opened the door in pajamas, rubbing sleep from her eyes."Mom, why haven't you been home? Is something happening with the family?"She used the name easily now, as if it had always belonged to her.Mom paused. Her eyes were swollen, and the sterile smell of the forensic lab clung to her suit. Even so, she lifted one hand and touched Celeste's cheek."There is a difficult case. Why are you awake? You have school tomorrow."Celeste leaned into her."I can't sleep when you don't come home. And Emilia has been gone for a week. What if something happened to her?"Mom stiffened. She crossed the room and sank onto the sofa, staring at the ceiling."Your sister may never come home."Something changed in Celeste's eyes. It was not sorrow. It looked more like relief after a dangerous question had finally been answered.The expression vanished quickly.She knelt beside Mom and took her hand."Don't be too upset. You'll solve the case of the woman whose fac
She Didn't Know the Body Was Mine Chapter 7
No one in the security office knew what to say after hearing the identification.Ethan finally cleared his throat."Boss, we need to find whoever did this. We can't bring Emilia back, but we can give her the truth."Mom stared at the crumpled DNA report. Shock, terror, and grief moved across her face before hardening into denial.Then she laughed."I understand. You're all helping her. Emilia is hiding somewhere, waiting to see whether she can make me lose control. She has always used scenes like this to force me to surrender."Ethan closed his eyes briefly."Her body is in the forensic lab. You're her mother. DNA may feel impossible, but there may be marks only you can identify."Yes, Mom.I wanted to know too.Could you still recognize me?She stumbled into the examination room. Under the white lights, my ruined body lay on a metal table. Acid had taken my face, but it had not erased the evidence of restraint or the wounds left by my struggle.Mom remained in the doorway until the ex
She Didn't Know the Body Was Mine Chapter 6
My father, Daniel, died of illness a few months after I was born. Mom buried her grief beneath work for the Romano security division, leaving Grandma and me alone in the house most days.Grandma rarely spoke. She sat beside the window for hours, staring beyond the glass as if someone were waiting outside. Sometimes she forgot the time. Sometimes she forgot to feed me.Hunger and silence became the most familiar parts of my childhood.Once, I complained to Mom. I was small enough that my feet did not touch the floor when she pulled me onto her lap. Back then, she still listened."Grandma isn't trying to neglect you," she said, smoothing my hair. "She misses Grandpa. When she feels better, everything will go back to normal."I did not understand bereavement. I did not know that grief could become an illness requiring treatment. I only understood that Grandma was not bad. She was sad, and a good granddaughter ought to make her happy.So I begged her to play with me outside.She refused fo
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