Alle Kapitel von THE LAST LETTER: Kapitel 11 – Kapitel 20

Emma barely slept.The picture from the unknown number kept replaying in her mind.Liam.And the woman.Standing side by side.Smiling.Her eyes burned from crying.She had spent half the night zooming in on the image, looking for clues.Was it recent?Old?Who was she?Why would someone send her that picture?And most importantly...Why had Liam lied?Her phone vibrated.Liam.Emma stared at the screen.She wanted to answer.She wanted to scream.She wanted answers.Instead, she declined the call.A few seconds later, it rang again.And again.Finally, she switched off her phone.She wasn't ready.Not yet.By afternoon, Emma sat alone in her apartment.She couldn't eat.Couldn't focus.Couldn't stop thinking.A knock interrupted her thoughts.She opened the door.Noah.His eyes immediately softened."You look terrible."Emma forced a smile."Good afternoon to you too."He held up two paper bags."I brought lunch.""I'm not hungry.""I know."He walked inside."And that's exactly why

Emma stared at the message.Ask him about Sophia Bennett.Her fingers trembled.Sophia Bennett.Why did that name sound familiar?She searched her memory.No.Nothing.She had never met anyone called Sophia Bennett.Then why did it feel as though she had heard the name before?Her phone slipped from her hand.Liam.She needed to ask Liam.Immediately.She dialed his number.No answer.She tried again.Still nothing."Liam, pick up," she whispered.Again.Voicemail.Her heartbeat quickened.Maybe he was driving.Maybe his phone battery died.Maybe—No.Something felt wrong.At the airport, passengers came and went.But Liam Carter was nowhere to be seen.His suitcase remained beside the bench.Abandoned.His phone lay on the ground.Forgotten.And the black SUV had already disappeared.Meanwhile, Noah stood inside his office, unable to concentrate.Something had been bothering him all morning.A strange feeling.His phone rang.Emma.He immediately answered."Emma?""Noah."Her voice s

Emma stood frozen.Her phone slipped from her trembling fingers and landed on the couch.Noah quickly picked it up."Emma?"She looked pale."She's alive.""Who?""Sophia Bennett."Noah frowned."The woman from the pictures?"Emma nodded."T-that was her."Noah stared at her in disbelief."What did she say?""She asked for help.""What else?"Emma closed her eyes, trying to steady herself."She said, 'Tell Liam—' and then someone came."Noah's expression darkened."Someone?"Emma nodded."I heard a man."Fear gripped her heart."What if she's in danger too?"Noah placed a hand on her shoulder."We'll figure this out."But Emma shook her head."No.""What?""Liam lied to me.""Emma—""He knew her.""He hid her.""And now both of them are in danger."Tears welled up in her eyes."What if I never really knew him?"Noah's heart broke seeing her like this.He wanted to tell her that Liam loved her.That there had to be an explanation.But even he couldn't understand why Liam had kept Sophi

Emma froze.Sophia Bennett.The woman from the pictures.The woman whose voice she had heard on the phone.The woman Liam had been hiding.And now—She was standing right in front of her.Noah instinctively stepped in front of Emma."Stay back."Sophia shook her head, tears streaming down her cheeks."I'm not your enemy."Emma's eyes filled with pain."Who are you?"Sophia swallowed hard."My name is Sophia Bennett."Emma laughed bitterly."I know that."Her voice trembled."I want the truth."Sophia lowered her head."I know.""Then tell me.""Tell me why you've been with Liam all these months."Sophia closed her eyes."It's not what you think."Emma's heart broke."Then what is it?"Sophia looked up.Her eyes were red from crying."Liam never cheated on you."Emma stared at her."What?""He loves you."Noah frowned."Then why the lies?"Sophia wiped her tears."Because of me."Emma felt anger rising inside her."What does that mean?"Sophia hesitated.Then reached into her handbag.

Emma couldn't breathe.The image on her phone felt like a nightmare.The bracelet.Liam's bracelet.Covered in blood.And beneath it—"Next time, we'll send his body.""No."Tears blurred her vision."No."Sophia burst into tears.Meanwhile, Noah grabbed the phone from Emma's trembling hands.His jaw tightened."They're trying to scare us."Emma looked at him."What if they're telling the truth?""They're not.""But what if Liam is—""No."Noah's voice was firm."Liam is alive."Emma wanted to believe him.She really did.But every minute that passed felt like another step toward losing Liam forever.That night, none of them slept.Emma sat by the window.Watching the rain.Thinking.Praying.Hoping.Her phone remained silent.No calls.No messages.Nothing.The silence was torture.Around 3 a.m., a knock echoed through the apartment.Emma froze.Noah immediately stood up."Stay here."Another knock.Slow.Deliberate.Sophia's face turned pale."They found us."Noah moved toward the d