All Chapters of Broken promise : Chapter 31 - Chapter 34

Georgia’s POVThe wind rocked the shutters of the beach house as if trying to tear away the life she had built. She pressed her face against the cold glass, looking at the endless gray water. Somewhere out there, she thought, the man she once loved still walked among strangers. “Are you happy, Mama?” the little voice at her hip asked. Georgia flinched, then forced a smile down at the dark-haired girl holding a stuffed rabbit. “Of course, darling. We’re safe here.” But the words felt like sand in her mouth. Safe did not mean free. Safe did not mean she had forgotten the man whose touch still burned in her dreams. The girl tilted her head. “Then why do you cry at night?” Georgia’s breath caught. “You heard me?” “You say a name. Over and over.” The mother turned away, heart racing. “It’s just a ghost from the past,” she whispered. A knock at the door made her jump. She rushed to the peephole, heart in her throat. A messenger stood there, rain dripping off his cap. Sh

(Henry’s POV)The envelope felt heavier than it should. Even as I tore it open, my fingers shook. The room was dim except for the single lamp on the desk, its glow creating long shadows like claws reaching across the floor. “Read it,”I whispered to myself. “Get it over with.” The paper inside shook in my hands. My chest stiffened as my eyes ran over the words. “It’s… it’s not mine,” I breathed out. My voice cracked. The test was clear. The childGeorgia’s daughter wasn't mine. I let the paper slip to the desk. A sour laugh left me but died halfway. The sound in the quiet room was like glass breaking. “I wanted her to be mine,” I mumbled. “I wanted a piece of Georgia that no one could take away.” I pressed my hands into my eyes, but it didn’t stop the burn. My mother’s lies, Mary’s betrayal, Georgia’s running it all crashed down at once. A soft knock at the door made me lift my head. “Come in,” I said hoarsely. The door opened slowly. Georgia’s daughter stood there.