All Chapters of You Shouldn’t Have Found Me : Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

Chloe noticed it the moment she stepped in. It was way too quite. She closed the door behind her, dropping her bag casually, her eyes scanning the living room. Everything looked the same, nothing was out of place. The letters were still on the kitchen island but Zara wasn’t. Chloe frowned slightly, kicking off her shoes as she moved further inside. “Zara?” she called out, her tone light, expecting a response from the bedroom or the kitchen instead nothing came. She didn’t think much of it, maybe she stepped out or maybe she needed air. Shrugging it off, Chloe walked to her room, grabbing a towel as she headed for the bathroom. Time passed unnoticed, seconds turned to minutes. By the time Chloe stepped out, wrapped in a towel, the apartment had fallen back into that same unsettling silence. Then a phone started ringing, Chloe frowned, stepping out of her room, following the sound until she found it.It was Zara's phone, laying leisurely in the living room. Chloe hesitated for a s

Zara woke into stillness, not the kind that brought peace, but the kind that pressed down on her chest and refused to lift. Her body felt heavy, every movement delayed by a dull ache that reminded her she wasn’t where she was supposed to be. For a moment she stayed like that, eyes closed, listening but there was nothing, no voices, no movement just silence that stretched too far. Her eyes opened slowly, there was a was shadow of light, faint and unstable, casting weak shadows across the room. It flickered once, then steadied, just enough for her to make out shapes, bare walls, no windows, no door in her direct line of sight. Her hands were still tied, her legs too. Zara shifted slightly, testing the restraints with careful movements, but the rope dug into her skin immediately, firm and unforgiving. She stopped, drawing in a slow breath as panic threatened to rise again. Not now, she knows she couldn’t afford that, she forced herself to focus, her eyes adjusting more as she scanned

Sebastian had not slept. The morning came and went without meaning anything, the hours blending into each other until time itself felt irrelevant. The office had turned into a war room overnight, screens running endlessly, calls coming in and out, men moving with urgency but no results to show for it. There was still no lead, Sebastian stood at the center of it all, his presence heavier than before, quieter, but far more dangerous. The calm he had maintained the night before was gone, replaced by something sharper, something that had been building with every passing hour. Nathan approached carefully, tablet in hand, already knowing what the answer would be. “Nothing new,” he said. Sebastian didn’t respond immediately. His gaze remained fixed on the screen in front of him, the same footage replaying, the same dead end staring back at him like a challenge. “Say it again,” he said. Nathan held his breath for a second. “There’s still no lead.” Sebastian finally turned, his eyes l

Sebastian had crossed the point of patience hours ago. The moment the files from the senator arrived, the entire atmosphere in the office changed completely. Men who were never supposed to exist had started moving quietly behind the scenes, calls were being made to people with too much power, and suddenly doors that should have stayed locked were opening for him without resistance. Nathan dropped another file on the table. “The hacker traced movement around the east industrial route. Three abandoned properties had signal interference around the same time as the call.” Sebastian grabbed the file immediately. “Which one.” “We still don’t know yet.” “That’s not good enough.” Nathan inhaled carefully. “We’re narrowing it down.” Sebastian looked up sharply. “While you narrow it down she’s trapped with some psychopath.” Sebastian turned toward the floor-to-ceiling window, his jaw tight as he stared at the city below him like it had personally offended him. “Release everyone.” Na

"Sebastian". Sebastian rushed toward the door immediately, grabbing the handle roughly and trying to force it open, but it refused to move. “Zara!” No response came this time, his chest tightened painfully. He slammed his shoulder against the metal door hard enough for the sound to echo through the hallway. The impact sent pain shooting through his already injured arm, blood staining more of his shirt, but Sebastian acted like he couldn’t feel it. “Move back,” one of the men shouted behind him. Sebastian ignored him completely and hit the door again with his full body weight. The metal shook violently. Nathan grabbed him roughly, “You’re injured!” “She’s in there!” Sebastian snapped, shoving him away immediately before slamming himself against the door again. The men exchanged glances before rushing forward to help. “Blow it.” Within seconds, one of them planted the charge while the others stepped back quickly. “Clear!” The explosion tore through the door instantly, smo