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Chapter 44: After the Fire
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2026-09-13 04:23:40
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Who Did I Marry Chapter 46: Not safe here
Aria’s POV***I followed my father out of the room.The hallway felt colder than before. The lights were dim and the air smelled a little like smoke still. Every step I took made a soft sound on the floor. My father walked a little ahead of me. His shoulders looked heavy. Like he was carrying something big and heavy that he didn’t want me to see.We reached a quiet corner near the big window that looked out to the garden. The sky outside was already turning dark. Night was coming fast. The trees outside looked black now. Everything felt quiet and strange.My father stopped and turned to face me.“Aria,” he said. His voice was low and tired. “I want you to leave with me.”I blinked. “Leave?”“Yes. Tonight.”I stared at him. My heart started beating faster. “Why? Why all of a sudden?”He looked away for a second. Then he looked back at me. His eyes were full of worry. “It’s not safe here. I want to protect you.”Protect me.Those words should have made me feel warm. Instead they made s
Who Did I Marry Chapter 45: This is interesting
Aria’s POV***The words settled over the damaged hallway like a second layer of smoke.“This is interesting.”Victor Blackwood stood in the open doorway as if the house had simply misplaced a few paintings instead of nearly burning down. His suit was still perfect. Not a single ash mark on him. Not a single sign that anything in his world had ever gone wrong.I came down and stayed halfway down the staircase, one hand gripping the banister so hard my fingers hurt. My heart was still racing from everything that had happened today. Nora. The poison. The fire. And now him.Victor’s eyes moved slowly across the blackened walls, the broken glass, the water still dripping from the ceiling. Then they landed on me.For a moment his expression softened into something that almost looked like concern.“Aria,” he said. “What happened here?”The question made something hot and angry rise in my chest. What happened here? As if he didn’t already know. As if he hadn’t somehow been connected to e
Who Did I Marry Chapter 44: After the Fire
Aria’s POV*** “So where do I sleep now?”The question left my mouth before I could even think about it. I looked at the house. Or what was left of it. The fire was finally under control, but the place did not look the same anymore. There were dark marks around some of the windows. Smoke had covered parts of the walls. Some of the curtains were hanging badly.The smell of smoke was everywhere. Even from outside, I could tell that something inside had been badly damaged. And my room was upstairs. The room I had been sleeping in since I came here. I knew there was no way it had escaped the fire completely.Adrian looked at me. For a moment, he didn't answer. Then he looked toward the house.“You won't sleep in your room tonight.”“I know.” I crossed my arms. “That is why I'm asking.”Ethan looked between us. “There are several guest rooms.”I turned toward him. “Are they okay?”“Yes.”“How do you know?”He shrugged. “They are on the other side of the house.”I looked at Adrian. He nodd
Who Did I Marry Chapter 43: Where do I sleep?
Adrian’s POV***For a few seconds, I couldn't say anything. I just stared at Aria through the car window. She looked scared. Really scared.Her eyes moved from me to the firefighters, then to the house. The question she had asked me earlier suddenly came back to my mind. What is happening here?I still hadn't answered her. And now, looking at her frightened face, I knew I couldn't keep avoiding everything forever. But I wasn't ready. Not yet. There were too many things happening at once.Nora was dead. Someone had started a fire in my house. Someone had been running through the hallway. Aria had been receiving strange messages. And now she had returned to find her home looking like this. I didn't know what to tell her. The whole situation already said enough. The smoke, the firefighters, the people standing outside, the damaged part of the house. I looked away for a moment.Then Ethan stepped forward. “Mr. Cole, welcome back.”Aria's father slowly stepped out of the car. He looked at
Who Did I Marry Chapter 42: She was back
Adrian’s POV***The smoke was getting thicker. Ethan and I had tried everything we could. We moved through the hallway, checking every room we could reach. We shouted, called out, and searched for the person we had seen running through the smoke. But whoever it was had disappeared because we found nothing. No person, no clue, nothing.I stood near the entrance, coughing as I watched the firefighters move around the compound. The fire had already spread through part of the house, but they were doing everything they could to control it. Water sprayed toward the building. Firefighters moved quickly. Some were shouting instructions to one another while others carried equipment into the house. At least they were succeeding. The flames were slowly becoming smaller. But the fire didn't scare me. Not anymore.Aria did.My mind kept going back to her. Where was she? Was she safe? What if the person we had seen running away had already escaped? What if that person wasn't running away from the
Who Did I Marry Chapter 41: Don't be scared
Aria’s POV***I stared at my phone after the call ended. But I didn't move. I didn't even know what to say.“What's wrong?” My father's voice brought me back. I looked at him. He was standing beside me, waiting for an answer.“I don't know.”“What happened?”“Adrian called.”My father frowned. “Adrian?”I nodded. “He asked where I was.”“And what did you tell him?”“I told him I was here.”My father looked toward Nora's house. “Then what?”I swallowed. “He told me to get out of here.”My father's expression changed. “What?”I shook my head. “Exactly. I don't even understand him.” I looked at my phone again. “He was so rude about it. He didn't even explain anything. He just kept saying I should leave.”My father was quiet.“And I heard something.”“What?”“People are screaming.”His face became serious. “Are you sure?”“Yes. I heard shouting in the background. There was also some kind of alarm.”My father looked toward the house again. For a few seconds, he didn't say anything. Then h
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