All Chapters of Married To My Best Friend; Her Blood, My Passion : Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

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Chapter 31: The Address

Hailey's POVI stared at the crumpled piece of paper on my nightstand, the address Calix had scribbled in his messy handwriting stared back at me like an accusation.Part of me wanted to go, wanted answers to all the questions piling up in my head, wanted to understand who Nancy was and why everyone seemed to think she mattered to me.But Evans' words from last night kept echoing in my mind, "I love you, no matter what happens, remember that," the way he'd held me, the vulnerability in his voice, it all felt real.He'd been so different lately, so present and attentive, making me tea, staying up to wait for me, sleeping in my bed just to be close.Maybe Calix was wrong, maybe there was nothing sinister to discover, maybe I was letting paranoia and stress create problems that didn't exist.I picked up the paper again, smoothed it out, read the address one more time."I'll just go to prove he's wrong," I said out loud to the empty room, "then I can put all this behind me and focus on fi

Chapter 32: Trying To Reconnect

Evans' POVI opened my eyes to find Hailey still asleep beside me, her face turned toward the window where morning light filtered through the curtains in soft golden streams, she looked peaceful like this, unguarded and soft, not twisted with the confusion and hurt I'd been putting there for weeks.Last night felt like old times, like we might actually survive this nightmare I'd dragged us into, like maybe there was still hope for us.I slipped out of bed carefully, my feet silent on the cool hardwood floor, grabbed my phone from the nightstand and walked to the bathroom.The screen lit up with notifications that made my stomach drop, seven texts from Valarie, each one angrier than the last."Where are you?""We had plans""You can't just ignore me Evans""Remember what's at stake""Answer your phone""This isn't a game""Don't forget our arrangement"I'd cancelled on her for the first time yesterday, sent a single text that said "family emergency, can't make it," then turned off my p

Chapter 33: Calix's Silence

Hailey's POVThree days had passed since Calix stood me up at that abandoned warehouse, three days of radio silence that made me question everything he'd told me about Nancy and Evans and secrets that supposedly mattered.I called his number the first day, listened to it ring four times before going to voicemail, "hey it's me, just wondering what happened, call me back."I called again the second day, same result, this time I didn't leave a message.By the third day I felt foolish standing in my closet with my phone pressed to my ear, listening to his recorded voice tell me to leave a message after the tone."You know what Calix," I said after the beep, "forget it, I don't know what game you're playing but I'm done."I hung up and threw the phone on my bed, maybe he'd made everything up, maybe there was no Nancy or if there was she didn't matter to me the way he claimed, maybe I'd been chasing shadows while my real life was right in front of me.Evans had been the perfect husband for

Chapter 34: The Warning

Hailey's POVI stared at Calix standing in my doorway looking like he'd crawled through hell to get here, Evans beside me was a wall of tension."Nancy is asking for me?" I repeated, trying to make sense of his words."Yes," Calix nodded frantically, "she keeps saying your name, she won't calm down until she sees you.""That's impossible," I said coldly, "she doesn't even know me""That's what I thought too," Calix's eyes locked on mine, "but she does, she knows things about you Hailey, things she shouldn't know."My skin prickled, "what kind of things?""I can't explain it here," he glanced nervously at Evans, "you need to see for yourself, please, she's in bad shape and you're the only thing that seems to reach her.""This is ridiculous," Evans stepped between us, "my wife isn't going anywhere with you at this hour.""Where have you been?" I moved around Evans to face Calix directly, "I tried calling you for three days.""I'm sorry," he ran both hands through his hair, "I was dealin

Chapter 35: The Basement

Hailey's POVI stood there staring at the closed door while Evans leaned his forehead against it, his shoulders rising and falling with heavy breaths.He didn't turn around, just stayed there with his hands pressed flat against the door like he was holding it shut against something, "he's crazy, making things up to cause problems between us.""Then why do you look so guilty?" I moved closer, trying to see his face.He finally turned around and I saw it, the exhaustion in his eyes, the tension in his jaw, something that looked almost like fear, "I'm not guilty, I'm angry that he came here and upset you.""You didn't look angry," I crossed my arms, "you looked scared.""Hailey," he ran both hands through his hair, making it stand up in different directions, "it's complicated.""Then uncomplicate it," I didn't move, didn't let him off the hook.He walked past me into the living room and dropped onto the couch like his legs couldn't hold him anymore, his elbows on his knees, head in his h

Chapter 36: What Lie's Beneath

Hailey's POVI was halfway down the basement stairs when my phone light caught something strange, this wasn't just a storage area, the walls were too smooth, too white, like a hospital corridor.I backed up slowly, my heart hammering against my ribs, maybe I should go back upstairs, maybe I was crossing a line I couldn't uncross, but my feet kept moving forward, drawn by something I couldn't name.At the bottom of the stairs I found myself in a narrow hallway, not the dusty storage room Evans had described, everything was clean and sterile, the floor was polished concrete, the walls were painted white, fluorescent lights hummed softly overhead.This wasn't right, this wasn't normal.I moved forward carefully, my phone clutched tight in my hand, the hallway stretched ahead of me, several doors on either side, all closed, all identical.Then I heard it, Evans' voice, it was way more louder and coming from somewhere ahead.I froze, pressing myself against the wall, what was he doing down

Chapter 37: The Tour

Evans' POVI stared at the spilled coffee spreading across the table, my mind racing faster than I could think, I hadn't expected her to remember, had hoped maybe she'd forget or let it go, but here she was asking about the basement like it was the most natural thing in the world."The basement, right, sure," I grabbed more napkins, buying time, "let me just finish cleaning this up first.""I can wait," she said, her voice too calm, too patient.I threw the napkins away and washed my hands, trying to think of an excuse, any excuse that would sound believable, but my mind was blank, she was watching me, waiting, and I couldn't think of a single good reason to say no."Okay," I dried my hands slowly, "let's get this over with."We walked through the house in silence, I could feel her eyes on me the whole time, studying every movement, every hesitation, when we reached the kitchen I opened the door to the sub-level storage, not the other entrance, not the one that led to the real basemen

Chapter 38: Calix's Persistence

Hailey's POVI sat at my desk staring at the same design sketch for the third time, my pencil hovering over the paper but not moving, nothing made sense anymore, every time I closed my eyes I heard Evans' voice echoing in my head.The girl in there, Hailey doesn't know anything yet.What girl, who was he talking about, was it Nancy like Calix kept saying, and if it was Nancy, why was she in our basement, why was Evans keeping her from me."Hailey," Claire knocked on my office door, making me jump, "you okay, you've been staring at that paper for twenty minutes.""I'm fine," I forced a smile, "just thinking through the design.""Well your phone keeps buzzing," she pointed to my desk where my phone screen was lighting up, "might want to check it."I grabbed it as she left, three missed calls from Calix, a text message that said we need to talk, it's urgent.My finger hovered over the delete button, Evans would want me to ignore him, to block his number and pretend he didn't exist, but I

Chapter 39: Caught

Evans' POVI stood across the street watching my wife lean forward as Calix spread papers across their table, my jaw clenched so tight I thought my teeth might crack, Sarah had texted me twenty minutes ago saying Hailey left the office early, heading toward Fifth Street, I knew exactly where she was going.The café with the blue awning, the one I'd driven past a hundred times without thinking about it, now it felt like enemy territory, I watched Calix pull out photos, watched Hailey's face go pale as she looked at them, watched her hands shake as she picked up what looked like a manila folder.My phone buzzed again, another text from Sarah asking if I wanted her to intervene, I typed back no and crossed the street, my hands in my pockets to keep them from shaking, not from fear but from pure rage, this was exactly what I'd been afraid of, exactly why I told her to stay away from him.The bell above the café door chimed as I pushed through, several customers looked up but I ignored the

Chapter 40: The Glass Secret

POV: HaileyThe drive home later that day was stuffy, terribly so, and the silence was heavy, really heavy, like a lead blanket thrown over us, we hadn't spoken anything since we left the café where Evans and Calix had that terrifying fight, and every minute felt like an hour, truly unending. I sat staring out the window, clutching the manila folder Calix had given me, the papers inside crinkling loudly, feeling the sharp points of the corners poking my chest, physical proof of the nightmare that was now my life.Evans finally parked the car in our mansion's garage, but neither of us moved right away, we just sat there in the quiet darkness, with the engine off, the air thick with everything we hadn't said, all the secrets that had just exploded in my face."Say something," I finally managed to whisper, my voice was barely there, thin and wobbly, like a guitar string about to snap, "tell me it’s not true, tell me Calix was crazy, just say anything, Evans, please, lie to me one last ti

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