All Chapters of A SISTER’S REVENGE : Chapter 31 - Chapter 39

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Chapter Thirty – Follow the Light

The stairs blurred beneath my feet, three steps at a time, my hand sliding down the railing to keep from falling. Myles was ahead of me, his longer legs eating up the distance. Ashley brought up the rear, her breath coming in sharp gasps."Madden!" I shouted as we burst through the ground floor door.No answer.The quad stretched before us, dark and empty. The streetlights flickered, casting uneven pools of orange light across the grass. The BioMed building loomed in the distance, its windows dark except for a single light on the fourth floor.Helena's office.Or maybe the lab.Or maybe something else entirely."We should call Detective Cross," Ashley said, struggling to keep up."No time." Myles didn't slow down. "If Madden's in that basement alone..."He didn't finish the sentence. He didn't have to.---The BioMed building was dark.The side door was unlocked. The same door we'd used before. The same door that should have been locked after hours.Someone had been here.Someone was

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Chapter Thirty-One - Dad

At 2 AM, Ashley fell asleep on Derek's bed.Madden curled up on the floor with a pillow and a blanket, her breathing soft and even.Myles and I sat on his bed, our shoulders touching, our hands intertwined."We should sleep," he said."In a minute.""You said that twenty minutes ago.""I know."He leaned his head against mine."Alexa.""Yeah.""Whatever happens tomorrow... I'm glad you're here. I'm glad you came to Westbrook. I'm glad you lied about who you were.""Even after everything?""Especially after everything."I closed my eyes.And for the first time in weeks, I felt something other than fear.I felt hope.---My phone buzzed at 3 AM.I reached for it, groggy, disoriented.A text from an unknown number.Check the lake.My blood turned to ice.I sat up, my heart pounding.Who is this?No response.I looked at Myles. He was still asleep, his face peaceful, his hand still loosely holding mine.I didn't wake him.I slipped out of bed, pulled on my shoes, and walked to the door."

Last Updated : 2026-06-01

Chapter Thirty-two - The Chapel

I sat alone in the dark for the rest of the night.My father. The man in the mask. The man who had threatened me and followed me and left warnings in my room.Had sprayed paint in my eyes and run away rather than face me.He was a coward.Just like he'd always been.The sun rose at 6:17 AM. I watched it through the window, the gray light seeping through the curtains, illuminating the dust motes floating in the air.I didn't sleep.I didn't cry.I just sat there, staring at nothing, feeling everything.---Ashley came back at 8 AM with coffee.She didn't ask questions. She didn't push. She just handed me a cup and sat beside me on the bed."I'm sorry," I said."For what?""I’ve been a terrible friend lately.”"You're not a terrible friend." She leaned her head on my shoulder. "You're just a person who's been through terrible things. There's a difference.""I don't know if I believe that.""I believe it for you."We sat in silence for a while."Myles is worried about you," she said even

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Chapter Thirty-Three – The Decision

I stood there in the darkness long after he left.The door swung shut behind him, the chains rattling, the echo bouncing off the stone walls. Then silence. Just the wind through the broken windows and the beating of my own heart.He was gone.Again.Just like he'd always been.I sank onto the nearest pew, my legs suddenly unable to hold me. The wood creaked beneath my weight, dust rising in small clouds around me. I stared at the door, at the place where he'd disappeared, at the space where my father had stood and told me nothing.I already lost Alice. I'm not going to lose you too.Those were the only words that mattered. The only ones that felt true.Everything else,the warnings, the mask, the running,was just noise, because I knew I was never going to stop seeking revenge, fear dressed up as action. Guilt dressed up as protection.He hadn't killed Alice. I believed that. Whatever else he'd done, whatever accidents he'd caused, he hadn't held his own daughter underwater and watched

Last Updated : 2026-06-06

Chapter Thirty-Four - The Detective’s home

I couldn't hold it anymore.The tears came fast and hard, choking my throat, stealing my breath. I pressed my free hand against my mouth to muffle the sound, but it was useless. The sobs escaped anyway, raw and ugly and unstoppable."Alexa?" Detective Cross's voice was sharp with concern. "Alexa, where are you? What's happening?""I'm at the chapel," I managed. "The old one. Near the edge of campus.""Stay right there. I'm coming to get you. Don't move."The line went dead.I sank onto the nearest pew, my legs shaking, my breath coming in ragged gasps. The tears kept coming, hot and relentless, soaking my cheeks, dripping onto my jacket. I'd been holding them in for so long. Weeks. Months. Years, maybe.And now they wouldn't stop.---Fifteen minutes later, headlights cut through the darkness outside the chapel windows.I stood up, wiped my face with my sleeve, and walked to the door. Detective Cross's car was parked on the grass, the engine still running, the driver's side door alrea

Last Updated : 2026-06-07

Chapter Thirty-Five – Morning Light

I woke to sunlight streaming through the curtains and the sound of Ashley's muffled laughter. Myles was still beside me, his head now resting against the headboard, his hand still loosely holding mine. He was awake, watching me with those dark eyes that always seemed to see too much. "You snore," he said. "I do not." "Lightly. It's actually kind of adorable." I pulled my hand away and sat up, my cheeks warming. Ashley was standing by her bed, her phone raised, a grin spread across her face. "Delete that," I said. "Never." She tucked her phone into her pocket. "This is blackmail material for life." Madden was already dressed, sitting cross-legged on the floor, her laptop open on her knees. She looked up when I stirred, her expression unreadable. "You're both disgusting," she said. But there was no heat in it. Almost a smile. I looked around the room. At Ashley's cat socks and Madden's sharp eyes and Myles's tired smile. At the people who had become my family when I

Last Updated : 2026-06-08

Chapter Thirty-Six - Set-up

The room seemed to spin. Ashley grabbed my arm. Myles's hand found mine under the table. "You have the right to remain silent," the officer continued. "Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided for you." "Wait, wait, wait." Myles stepped closer to the officers. "You're arresting her?" "We're detaining her for questioning. There's a difference." "There's no difference. You just read her Miranda rights." The officer ignored him. His eyes were fixed on me. "Miss James. Please come with us." I looked at Myles. At Ashley. At the students watching, their phones recording, their whispers spreading like fire. "Let me call someone first," I said. "You can make a call at the station." "Alexa, don't go with them," Ashley whispered. "Wait for Detective Cross. She'll….” "Miss James." The officer's voice was harder now. "Don't make this difficult." I stood up. My legs we

Last Updated : 2026-06-09

Chapter Thirty-Seven – The Frame

I didn't stop running until I reached the dorm.My lungs burned. My legs screamed. The cold air sliced through my jacket like it wasn't even there. But I didn't care. I couldn't stop. If I stopped, I would have to think. And if I thought, I would have to face what I'd just seen.The video.It had been altered. Someone had taken footage of me at the lake,probably from the same security camera that had captured Caleb's body,and edited it to make it look like I was pushing him into the water.But I hadn't touched him. I'd found him floating. I'd turned him over. I'd seen his face and run.That was the truth.But the truth didn't matter when someone had evidence.---I burst through the door of my room.Ashley was sitting on her bed, her laptop open, her eyes red. She looked up when I entered, her face crumpling with relief."Alexa! Oh my God, what happened? Are you okay? We've been freaking out for hours."Madden was on the floor, her back against the wall, her arms crossed. She didn't s

Last Updated : 2026-06-10

Chapter Thirty-Eight - Daddy dearest

I woke to an empty room. The morning light was gray and thin, filtering through the curtains like water through cheesecloth. Ashley's bed was empty, the sheets tangled, her cat socks nowhere to be seen. Madden's spot on the floor was vacant, her laptop gone, her blanket folded in a neat square. Myles was gone too. I sat up, my heart racing. The floor beside my bed was bare. No blanket. No pillow. No evidence that he'd been there at all. But his jacket was still draped over the foot of the bed. He wouldn't leave without his jacket. I pulled on my shoes and walked into the hallway. --- The common room was empty at this hour. A few students sat in the corners, heads bent over textbooks, earbuds in, lost in their own worlds. The vending machines hummed their fluorescent hymn. The coffee maker in the corner gurgled and steamed. Myles was standing by the window, his back to me, his hands in his pockets. I walked up beside him. “Hey.” Myles turned around, acknowledgi

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