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CHLOE'S POV I shouldn't be here.The prison nurse told me to stay in bed and rest. That I should let my bruises heal and shouldn't strain my wound. But they didn’t get why I couldn't miss this trial. It was my one chance. My only chanceThey thought the attack would break me.Maybe it almost did. My ribs screamed with every breath, my head throbbed and the guard who wheeled me into the prison hospital told me I was “lucky to be alive.” But luck had nothing to do with it. Whoever sent that man into my cell didn’t want me dead — just silenced. Just weak enough to keep me from walking into that courtroom.Austin. It had to be Austin.I could still remember his warning.I knew what he was capable of and for the first time in a long time, fear crept in. But fear wasn’t enough to keep me down. Fear wasn’t stronger than revenge.Pain medication made it bearable but my body feels weak, sore and uncooperative. Still I forced myself to get up. My hands trembled as I signed the refusal papers.

ZOE'S POV I sat frozen, my heart still racing from the shock and from what had just hit me.My memories. Every single one of them.Owen. Chloe. The wedding. Alexis. The airport. And Austin—his face, his lies, his hands pulling strings behind my back. The moment Chloe told me he had helped Alexis escape. I had remembered everything.But I couldn’t let him see that yet.Austin’s breathing was rapid, still holding the wheel firmly. We were silent for a while, the scare still felt fresh. “You’re quiet” Austin said finally, giving me a piercing look. “Still shaken?”I forced a small nod, pressing my hand to my forehead. “Just…a headache. That truck scared me.”It wasn’t a lie. My head did feel as if it would split open, but not from fear of the truck. From the truth hitting me hard.He breathed out and said, his voice lower than usual “I’m sorry Zoe. I shouldn’t have let myself get distracted like that. I could’ve hurt you… both of us.”I was not expecting him to apologise. I turned, loo

AUSTIN’S POV Everything was falling apart and it burned me alive inside.Chloe should’ve been silenced by now. My plan was neat and airtight. I’d played every card right. And yet, somehow she dragged herself into that courtroom bruised, battered and still breathing fire. Now she’d wriggled her way into Owen’s favor. I could see it in his eyes — he was ready to believe her, ready to listen. That was the last thing I needed.She was going to tell him. I knew it. The way she looked at me, as though she’d already tasted the satisfaction of my downfall. She’d spill everything about Alexis. One truth out of her mouth and my entire world would ignite.And Zoe…That was the part I couldn’t shake. She wasn’t the same in the car yesterday. The way she asked questions about Chloe, the way her eyes lingered on me like she was seeing something new — or remembering something old. And when I nearly lost control at that red light, her reaction… the way she clutched her head, distant, lost in herself

OWEN'S POV I froze. Zoe was barely audible that I doubted what I heard her say.“I remember, Owen.”My world turned upside down. I lost my breath, emotions flooded me.Relief hit me hard. I’d prayed for this moment—that the woman standing before me would look at me not with confusion, not with polite distance, but with recognition.And now she had.I couldn’t find my voice. But when I finally did, it was barely audible. “Since when? Zoe… how long have you remembered?”Her eyes flickered and for a second, guilt flashed across her face.She crossed her arms, as if preparing herself. “A while now,” she admitted softly. “I wanted to be sure… to piece everything together before saying it out loud. And maybe I wasn’t ready. Not until now.”It hurt to hear the truth but I couldn’t be mad at her. She had kept it to herself, living a life of deception under Austin’s roof. The thought tore at me.I moved closer, speaking quietly.“Why did you wait till now before telling me?”She exhaled nerv

AUSTIN’S POV I was brought in for questioning, the room felt like a trap. I sat nervously, my heart racing.I’d expected Owen to pull something like this. But not this fast. Yesterday's encounter still felt raw.I bit back my anger. He thinks he’s won.I did help Alexis. I won’t deny that — not to myself, anyway. But I did it for Jamie. Because my son deserves the perfect family. Because Zoe belongs with me.And because Alexis was the perfect weapon.Ensuring Owen couldn’t put her away was the one way to drive a wedge between him and Zoe. The only way to protect us.I clenched my fists on the table. I did what had to be done. For Jamie. For us. And I’d do it again.But the cops don’t deserve the truth. The door opened, two detectives stepped in, faces sharp, eyes bright with the thrill of a cornered animal.“Mr. Perkins,” one of them said, sliding a file onto the table. “We have reason to believe you obstructed justice in connection to Alexis Walder's disappearance. Specifically, th