SILENT THREAT

CHAPTER TENSILENT THREATI wasn’t looking for her, I told myself. Not really.But one evening, while I was scrolling through Instagram, I saw her, the older woman Ian had traveled with. Turns out she was some social media figure, her profile was like a polished magazine, expensive vacations, champagne glasses against sunset skies, luxury hotels that I didn’t think I’ll be able to afford no matter how long I worked.Her captions were short but suggestive, with hidden messages. “New beginnings.” “Forever looks good on me.” One photo of her hand resting near a glass of wine, a diamond ring glinting faintly on her finger.Engagement. Maybe not said outright, but the message was clear. Did Ian propose to her?The more I scrolled, the tighter my chest grew. I couldn’t stop. I went through every picture, every comment, every tagged location. There was no picture with Ian.Sometimes I closed my eyes and imagined walking up to Ian, demanding answers. Did she know about me? About the night

THE TRAP

He knew it, Ian knew I didn’t get rid of it, but how? I kept it a secret, no body else knew apart from Agatha and I.He stepped closer, lowering his voice, as he slowly whispered.“Get rid of it, Eve. While you still have the chance.”The way he said it didn’t sound like an advice, not even a plea. It was an order. A warning.I decided to act ignorant. “What are you talking about?”“Don’t try to act smart with me Eve, you don’t want to know what I’m capable of doing” Ian said slowly walking towards me as I moved backwards.“You would have continued living your life like I didn’t exist, why are you here now? Bored of your new girlfriend?” I asked.“Bored?” He laughed, “and who said she’s new.” He said lighting a cigarette.His words cut me like a knife directly to my chest but I refused to show it, that was what he wanted and I wasn’t going to give him that satisfaction.My throat tightened, I was scared but I had to show Ian that he didn’t have any hold on me any longer. “You don’t ge

EVE’S REALIZATION

EVE It suddenly dawned on me that I was oblivious to everything happening around me. But how? I thought I knew Noah so well, and Ian, there was never a hint of him being part of anything dark or illegal. “You okay?” Noah asked when he noticed me staring at him for too long. “Hmm.” I forced a smile. “You didn’t have to end your call like that. Wasn’t it important?” “No, it wasn’t,” he said rubbing my head softly as he walked away. “Don’t stay up late and lock all the doors, I won’t be coming home tonight. Something came up at work.” Noah said giving me a sympathetic look. I didn’t respond, instead I started to think really hard. I knew Ian worked with a tech company, I never really asked the name of the company. I needed to find out what was going on, I didn’t like being left in the dark. I went to search Noah’s room for any clue I could find. But there was nothing, there was no way there wouldn’t be any document regarding his work. I searched his closet, under th

THE SHADOWS BETWEEN US

EVEI woke up to the faint sound of birds outside the window and the guilt of my fight with Agatha from the previous night. I admit I was harsh and I had lashed out at the only person who had been on my side from the beginning.The pregnancy was eating at me, emotionally and physically.It wasn’t just the weight in my stomach. Everything was happening at the same time and I felt overwhelmed.I had been counting the days, looking at myself in the mirror for changes no one else had noticed yet. But soon, they would. And Noah…I didn’t want to think about how Noah would react to the news.I rubbed my palms against my face and sat up. The house was quiet. Too quiet. Noah didn’t sleep at home last night so I was alone. Suddenly there was a knock on my room door.“Eve?”Agatha, I thought as I recognized her soft voice.I sighed, pulling the blanket around me before getting up to open the door. Agatha stood there, her hair tied back, she had dark circles under

SECRETS AND SILENCES

This chapter is going to have two different POVs, We’re stepping into a slightly faster pace now, so hold on tight.If you’ve been following along from the beginning, thank you so much for sticking with me through this journey. Your support means the world. 🖤xoxo,Mableewritings~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~EVEI had promised myself last night that I would tell Noah. That he deserved to know. That I couldn’t keep carrying this weight alone.But promises made in the dark have a way of unraveling in the daylight.When I found him in the kitchen, pouring coffee, my courage weakened. I couldn’t see his reaction or find out what type of mood he was in. As he had his back to me, his posture was stiff and guarded.“You’re awake early,” he said without turning.“So are you,” I murmured, tugging the sleeves of my sweater down over my hands. “You didn’t come home last night.”He finally looked at me then, and for a fleeting second, I thought I saw something soften in his eyes. But it vanished just as qui

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SILENT THREAT

THE TRAP

EVE’S REALIZATION

THE SHADOWS BETWEEN US

SECRETS AND SILENCES