Chapter 81-When the Lights Went Out

Darkness did not fall gentlyIt swallowed everything at onceOne second there was tension, faces, truth hanging in the airThe next there was nothingNo lightNo directionOnly soundAva’s breath caught as something slammed into her from the sideStrong handsFirmPulling her backwardHer body reacted instantly, panic rising as she tried to twist freeThen Ethan’s voice cut through the chaosStay stillThat was all she neededShe stopped fightingBut her heart did not slowAnother gunshot cracked through the spaceCloser this timeToo closeAva flinched as Ethan pulled her downThe ground hit hard beneath her kneesDust rose into the airThe smell sharp, mixing with something elseGunpowderVoices echoed through the darknessShoutingRunningConfusionCaleb’s voice broke through somewhere to the leftMove to the wallEthan shifted immediately, dragging Ava with himEach step was blindCarefulFastHer hand clutched his shirt tightly, grounding herself in the only thing that felt real

Chapter 82- What They Made

The drive back felt longer than it should have Not because of distance But because of what now sat in the back seat Breathing Alive Impossible Ava had not taken her eyes off Lila Not once Every rise of her chest mattered Every slight movement felt like proof that this was real Not a trick Not another manipulation Real Ethan drove with focus, his grip firm on the wheel, his mind clearly somewhere deeper than the road ahead Caleb remained silent in the front, watching the mirrors more than the streets They were not just leaving a location They were leaving something unfinished And all of them knew it Ava’s fingers hovered near the mark again That symbol Clean lines Precise curves Too intentional to be random She had seen it in Grant’s file Repeated Hidden within layers of financial structures At the time, it meant nothing Now It meant everything Her mind moved fast, trying to connect pieces that refused to sit still Money Shel

All Chapters of One night stand with my ex husband that Ruined me: Chapter 81 - Chapter 82

Chapter 81-When the Lights Went Out

Chapter 82- What They Made