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CHAPTER TWO: A DEAD MAN'S LETTER

作者: Diva love
last update publish date: 2026-06-12 04:42:32

Emma stared at the paper in her hands.

The rain outside seemed louder now.

Every drop striking the window felt like a countdown.

For several seconds, she couldn't move.

Couldn't breathe.

Couldn't think.

The words blurred before her eyes.

If you're reading this, Emma, then I'm already gone.

Gone.

The word stabbed her heart.

Liam had been gone for six months.

Six long months.

Yet somehow his voice suddenly felt alive again.

She tightened her grip on the letter.

Part of her wanted to throw it away.

Another part desperately needed to know what it said.

The second part won.

Emma wiped her eyes and continued reading.

I know this must be difficult for you.

A bitter laugh escaped her lips.

"Difficult?" she whispered.

Her voice cracked.

"You have no idea."

The room felt colder.

She pulled a blanket over herself and continued.

There are things I should have told you long ago.

Things I was too afraid to say.

Things that involve Noah.

Emma froze.

Noah?

Why would Liam mention Noah?

A thousand questions instantly flooded her mind.

She kept reading.

Before you get angry, before you make assumptions, I need you to hear the whole story.

Her heart beat faster.

The television continued playing unnoticed in the background.

Emma's entire world now existed within the pages of the letter.

You probably think our story began the day we met.

But that's not true.

A flash of memory suddenly filled her mind.

The day she met Liam.

Three years earlier.

A bright summer afternoon.

A crowded bookstore downtown.

She could still remember every detail.

Every second.

Every feeling.

Without realizing it, Emma slipped into the memory.

Three Years Earlier

The bookstore was packed with people escaping the summer heat.

Emma wandered through the fiction section, searching for a novel she had seen online.

She wasn't paying attention.

Which was why she accidentally collided with someone.

Books scattered everywhere.

"Oh my God!"

Emma immediately dropped to her knees.

"I'm so sorry."

A man's laughter echoed above her.

"It's okay."

She looked up.

And forgot how to breathe.

The stranger was handsome.

Ridiculously handsome.

Dark hair.

Bright eyes.

A smile that seemed capable of convincing anyone to trust him.

He crouched beside her.

Together they gathered the fallen books.

"You alright?" he asked.

Emma nodded.

"I should probably stop walking while reading."

He held up the book she had dropped.

"That would definitely improve your survival chances."

She laughed.

The sound surprised her.

The stranger extended his hand.

"Liam."

"Emma."

For a brief second their hands touched.

Neither let go immediately.

Something sparked between them.

Something impossible to explain.

Then another voice interrupted.

"Liam."

A tall man approached from the next aisle.

Unlike Liam, he looked serious.

Quiet.

Observant.

His dark eyes briefly settled on Emma.

Something about him felt mysterious.

"Dude," Liam said. "Meet Emma."

The man nodded politely.

"Noah."

Emma smiled.

Noah returned a small smile.

Then looked away almost immediately.

At the time she hadn't thought much about it.

She had been too distracted by Liam.

The charming stranger from the bookstore.

The man who would eventually become the love of her life.

Or so she believed.

The memory faded.

Emma blinked.

The apartment returned.

The storm.

The letter.

The loneliness.

Everything rushed back.

Her eyes returned to the page.

Do you remember the bookstore?

A chill crawled down her spine.

Liam had written about the exact memory she had just recalled.

Almost as if he knew what she would be thinking.

She continued reading.

I knew I loved you within a week.

A tear rolled down Emma's cheek.

Despite everything.

Despite the grief.

Despite the questions.

Part of her still loved him.

Part of her always would.

You changed my life.

You gave me a future worth fighting for.

Emma's chest tightened.

Then she reached the next sentence.

And everything changed.

But I wasn't the first person who fell in love with you.

Her eyes widened.

No.

No.

That wasn't possible.

Was it?

Her pulse quickened.

Suddenly she remembered moments she had never paid attention to before.

The way Noah always noticed when she was upset.

The way he remembered little details.

The way he sometimes looked at her when he thought nobody was watching.

Emma swallowed hard.

A terrible realization began forming.

She returned to the letter.

The truth is, Emma...

Noah loved you before I ever had the chance.

The words hit her like lightning.

The room fell completely silent.

Even the storm seemed to pause.

Emma lowered the letter slowly.

Her heart hammered violently.

"Noah?"

She whispered his name aloud.

The idea felt impossible.

Yet suddenly dozens of memories started making sense.

Every act of kindness.

Every sacrifice.

Every late-night phone call.

Every time he had shown up exactly when she needed him.

Had it all been because he loved her?

Emma's stomach twisted.

Why had Liam never told her?

Why had Noah never said anything?

And most importantly...

What else was hidden inside this letter?

With trembling hands, she turned to the next page.

A fresh paragraph waited for her.

The first sentence sent a chill down her spine.

What I'm about to tell you next is something Noah has spent years trying to hide.

Emma's breath caught.

Outside, thunder exploded across the sky.

And for the first time since opening the envelope, genuine fear settled into her heart.

Because she suddenly realized something.

This wasn't a love letter.

It wasn't a goodbye.

It wasn't even a confession.

It was a warning. :::

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