All Chapters of The Crescent Birthmark Secret I Almost Married my Twin : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

At 3.07am, Angela sat at her makeup table long after she noticed Marcus was deeply asleep.She had a notepad in front of her that she hadn't written anything on.She kept thinking about Sarah's face outside that motel. Angela felt more anger flow through her body.She knew Sarah had already made her peace and it also tells her Sarah had a plan.That was the part that frightened Angela the most. Because Sarah had not only betrayed her but lied to her face.Which meant Angela needed a plan too.She picked up the pen. She wrote down some words, and she thought about it.She tore out what she had written and squeezed the paper. Angela became confused. She needed to get ahead of this before it got ahead of her.But she couldn't go to the police. She couldn't tell Marcus. She couldn't call Sarah.For the first time in years Angela was completely alone with it.She looked at the blank notepad and put the pen down.~ ~ ~Marcus kept noticing that something was wrong with his wife, Angela. It

The restaurant was Sergio's idea.Mariah had to admit it was a good one.Low lights, good food, easy music. He made her laugh before the appetizers even arrived and kept doing it all through dinner without trying too hard.She had forgotten what that felt like. Just sitting across from someone who made it easy.They walked outside after. The air was cool and the street was quiet.They stopped walking and he looked at her.“Thank you for tonight’s date. It was wonderful.” Mariah said. “I had the best time.”“I'm glad it makes you happy. And I promise to do my best to always make you smile.” Sergio said.He leaned in slowly. She didn't stop him.She already knew what was coming.His lips touched hers for a moment. She felt strange. And then she pulled back.Not roughly but gently. Like stepping back from a door she wasn't ready to open.Sergio didn't say anything for a moment."I'm sorry," she said quietly. Feeling shy."Don't be," he said. "It's okay, Mariah. Take all the time you need

Reeves had looked at that footage so many times he could see it with his eyes closed.But this morning, it was different.The image was clearer now than before when it was enhanced.A woman, middle age with sharp features. He ran it through the system.It only took four minutes. Then her information followed. Her name came up along with an address.He stared at it for a moment, then grabbed his jacket from the back of his chair and walked out of the office without telling anyone where he was going.He had a door to knock on.~ ~ ~Angela had told Marcus she was going to see a friend who's sick, then get something at the grocery store.Instead, she drove two streets over and parked where Mark had told her to via text the night he showed up unannounced.He was already there, leaning against his car, relaxed in a way that had always irritated her and drawn her in at the same time.She got out without smiling.“You have five minutes,” she said.“Come on, it's been a long time. Sit with m

Drake had seen Anthony in bad moods before.But this one was different.Anthony sat on the couch doing nothing. Just staring at his phone, like something inside him had shut down.Drake sat across from him.“Hey man, you can’t keep doing this to yourself.”“I want to fix things… but I don’t know what to say. I can’t be without her.”“Anthony, you’re hurting yourself.”“You know what? I’m fine.”He dropped his phone, stood up, and started pacing the room.“You’ve been like this for four months,” Drake said, leaning forward. “And you look worse every time I see you. This isn’t fine.”Anthony said nothing.“Call her,” Drake said.“I can’t.”“Why not?”“Because I don’t know what to say.”“You don’t need perfect words. Just call her.”Anthony shook his head. “She’s moved on. She’s living her life. I’m not going to come back and ruin that.”“You don’t know that.”“I know, I'm sure of it.”“You can't be sure of it, when you haven't even tried.”Drake watched him for a moment. Then he picked

Anthony kept hearing Zara’s words in his head.That was two weeks ago.And it still hadn’t left him.It played in his mind at the worst times. When he was alone or trying to sleep. Even in the middle of a conversation, it would just come back.He exhaled slowly and he had told himself to let it go. To move on.But his mind wouldn’t listen.He picked up his phone again, stared at the screen, then dropped it beside him.“What did you expect?” he muttered to himself.Life didn’t wait. People didn’t pause just because he wasn’t ready.Still… It hurts.Like something missing that he couldn’t replace.He leaned back and closed his eyes.“She’s seeing someone,” he said again under his breath.And this time, it sounded real.Heidi made sense. She was Drake's Neighbor. They had just moved into the block.She was easy to be around. She laughed, talked, and didn’t make things feel heavy.Drake liked her. And that meant something.They were sitting in Anthony’s living room.“She’s good for you,”