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Chapter — The Weight of My MistakeBen's POVThe sound of the slap still echoed in my ears.I could barely feel the sting in my chest.What truly hurt was the look in her eyes.Elena was staring at me as if I were the enemy.Not Daniel.Me.My body felt unbearably heavy. My hands were still half-raised from when I had tried to hold her shoulders. Slowly, I let them fall to my sides. I did not even know what to do with them anymore.Then she spoke."Ben, do you even know that Vanessa is Daniel's sister?"Everything inside me stopped.What?My eyes snapped to her face. She was not guessing. She was not accusing without proof.She knew.My mouth opened, but no words came out.She stepped closer, her voice trembling with pain but sharp enough to cut through me."Do you even know that she faked her fall?""Do you know everything she did to destroy me?""To destroy my children?""To destroy all of us?"Every word hit harder than the slap.Vanessa...Daniel's sister?She faked the fall?She

Chapter — Two LinesElena's POVThe house is noisy today.Far too noisy.Eli and Ela are arguing over a game in the living room. Their voices rise and fall through the house, full of life, full of energy, full of the kind of happiness I have been fighting so hard to protect.I try to smile as I watch them.They are laughing.They are happy.And I want to keep it that way."Take turns," I tell them gently.Ela rolls her eyes dramatically while Eli immediately starts protesting. I shake my head and pretend to be strict, even though I can barely hold back a smile.But something feels wrong.Again.That same uncomfortable feeling.It begins in my stomach.A slight tightening.A faint ache.Then it slowly spreads upward until it settles heavily in my chest.I swallow hard.Not again.For several days now, I have been feeling this way. Sometimes it happens in the morning. Sometimes it wakes me up in the middle of the night. Sometimes it happens whenever I smell food.I kept telling myself i