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Chapter 37: The second file
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2026-09-14 02:10:34
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Stolen by my Dad best friend Chapter 38: what Daven signed
Tessa's Pov The room was dark.My phone was the only source of light.YOU WANTED THE TRUTH.NOW ASK DAVEN WHAT HE SIGNED AWAY TO SAVE YOU.AND ASK HIM WHO HE PROMISED HE WOULD NEVER TELL.I stared at the screen until my eyes burned.Then I looked at Daven.He was standing a few feet away. Silent."Who did you promise?"He didn't answer."Daven."His shoulders dropped."Monalisa.""What did you promise her?""That I would protect you.""You've said that."I held up the agreement."This says more."He looked at the document."I signed away my right to tell you.""What's the difference?""Everything."Daven stepped closer."When you were born, your mother was terrified. She believed someone was looking for you.""Why would anyone care about a baby?""Because they believed you were connected to something they needed."I shook my head."That doesn't make sense.""I know.""Then what was I connected to?"Daven hesitated."We didn't know."I laughed bitterly."You signed an agreement withou
Stolen by my Dad best friend Chapter 37: The second file
Tessa's POV The message on Blake's phone wouldn't leave my mind.BRING TESSA TO ROOM 17. ALONE.I stared at it, then at Daven."No."His answer was immediate."You're not going anywhere near Room 17.""But they said I'm the final piece.""That is exactly why you're not going."Daren suddenly spoke."Wait."Everyone turned toward him.He was holding the folder Blake had stolen."There's another file."Daren turned the folder upside down.A thin black envelope slid out.My name was written on it.Not printed.Written by hand.TESSA HALE — BIRTH RECORDS"Why would my birth records be hidden in an envelope?"Daven picked it up.The moment he saw the handwriting, his expression changed."You recognize it."He looked at me."Your mother."I took the envelope from him.My fingers trembled as I opened it.Inside were several documents.The first was a hospital record.DATE OF BIRTH: TESSA HALEEverything looked normal until I reached the bottom.Under Additional Notes, someone had written:M
Stolen by my Dad best friend Chapter 36: Jake's warning
Tessa's Pov The photograph shook in my hand.ONE OF THEM LIED.I looked at Daven.He was staring at it too."Did you lie?" I asked.His eyes lifted to mine."Not about what I feel for you."My chest tightened.But before I could ask anything else, Jake stepped closer."Tessa, we need to talk."I looked at him."About what?""Daven."Daven's expression hardened."Jake.""I'm not trying to start something.""Then don't."Jake ignored him."You need to think about what being with him will cost you."I frowned."I already know it's complicated.""No. You don't."His voice was serious."Your father spent twenty-one years protecting you from this. Daven has been part of it from the beginning."I shook my head."He was protecting my mother.""And hiding evidence."I went silent.Jake continued."You just found out he kept secrets for twenty-one years. And now you're willing to trust him because he said he loves you?""That isn't fair.""Maybe not."His eyes softened."But I'm worried about
Stolen by my Dad best friend Chapter 35: The Letter
Tessa's povI stared at my father."What did you promise them?"Victor didn't answer.His silence was enough."Dad."His eyes dropped to the letter in my hand."I didn't know she wrote that.""Then you know what she's talking about."He looked away.Rose stepped closer."Dad, tell her."Victor shook his head."Not here."I felt anger rising."Of course. Not here. Not now. Not ever.""Tessa—""You've been doing this my whole life."My voice cracked."You keep deciding when I deserve the truth."Victor looked at me with pain in his eyes."I was trying to keep you alive.""And what about my mother?"He went still.Before he could answer, Daren spoke."We should read the rest of the letter first."I looked down. There was another page folded behind the first.My fingers trembled as I opened it.The handwriting was delicate. I recognized it immediately.Rose's mother.Dear Tessa,If this letter has reached you, then you are old enough to know what we couldn't tell you twenty-one years ago.
Stolen by my Dad best friend Chapter 34: The missing Mother
Tessa's Pov I couldn't move.The photograph was still in Jake's hand. The hidden person stood behind Adrian and Daren, face partly obscured by the warehouse shadow. But I knew those clothes. That posture.I'd seen that person recently."Who is it?" Rose asked.Daren reached for the photograph."Give me that."Jake pulled it away."No."Daren's expression hardened."Jake. You know who that is.""Enough!"My voice cut through them."I'm tired of everyone knowing something except me."Daren's face softened."I understand.""Then tell me where Rose's mother is."He hesitated."An abandoned storage facility outside Westbridge."Rose stepped forward immediately."We're going."Victor shook his head."No.""My mother could be there.""That's exactly why you're staying here."Rose's eyes flashed."I'm not a child.""I know.""Then stop treating me like one."Victor stepped closer.His voice cracked."Rose, I almost lost you once. I watched them take you from me. I couldn't do anything."She
Stolen by my Dad best friend Chapter 33: someone is watching
Tessa's Pov The recorder sat in Daven's palm.That tiny red light kept blinking.Once. Twice. Three times.I couldn't stop staring at it."How long has it been recording?" I whispered.Daren took the device and examined it."I don't know.""Then find out."Daren pressed another button.A list of recordings appeared on the tiny screen.Dozens of them.My stomach dropped."That's impossible."Daven leaned closer."What?"I pointed at the dates.The oldest recording was from three weeks ago.Daven's expression darkened."They've been listening to everything."I looked at him. Everything. The arguments. The secrets. The moments we'd been alone.My face burned.Then I remembered."The hotel. When I told you about the letter and the pendant—""They already knew," Daren finished.A sharp knock hit the car window.I screamed.Daven pulled me behind him immediately.Another knock. Harder this time.Daren's hand moved to his jacket. Victor wrapped his arm around Rose.Then a face appeared at t
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