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Chapter 90DanteI saw Barbara's body hit the water and I didn't even think twice. My legs moved before my brain caught up, and I was jumping after her in seconds without caring about anything else.The water was cold and dark, way too dark for me to see anything clearly. I thrashed around looking for any sign of them, for Barbara, for Jenna, for literally anything that could tell me where they were.Nothing.I came up for air, my lungs burning like they were on fire. "Where the fuck is she?" I didn't know if I was screaming at myself or at God or the universe, but I needed answers and I needed them now.Down again.I dove deeper this time, my eyes wide even though I couldn't see shit in this darkness. The tracker. I'd put a tracker on Jenna thinking I was so smart, thinking I could keep her safe with some stupid device, and where the hell was the signal now? Probably at the bottom of the ocean by now, useless, just like everything else I'd ever tried to do.Then I saw her.Jenna's bo

DanteI stood outside Jenna's hospital ward once again, leaning my back against the cold, sterile wall of the hallway.Marie was right beside me, holding onto my fingers with her tiny, warm hand, her small shoes scraping against the shiny floor tiles.I looked down at her, then back at the closed wooden door that kept me separated from the woman I loved.My mind was spinning out of control because everything had finally come rushing back to me over the last few days.I could remember everything that happened, and not just the terrifying moments out on that water when I jumped in after her.I could remember that entire night from years ago, the horrific car accident, and the bloody aftermath that nearly ruined my life.I remembered my painful breakup with Barbara back then, and how she had threatened to destroy me for daring to leave her.She was the one who had cheated on me first, tearing our relationship apart, yet she made herself out to be the victim.I could remember it all so cl

DanteI turned away from the glass window of Jenna's room, my chest aching with a deep, hollow heaviness.Every breath felt like inhaling shards of glass as I forced my feet to take one step after another down the polished hospital corridor.I was going to see Jenna. I didn't care about the guards, the nurses, or her refusal anymore.I needed to look into her eyes, to tell her I remembered everything, to hold her hand and swear that Barbara would never touch a hair on her head again.Then the world tilted violently.A pressure exploded behind my temples, and my vision blurred into a sea of dizzying white light.My knees buckled underneath me before I could even reach out to grab the wall for balance.I heard Jamie shout my name from somewhere far away, his panicked voice echoing as if underwater, and then darkness swallowed me whole.I drifted into a suffocating coma-like state, suspended in a void where time stopped existing.Then the dark gave way to a sudden burst of memory, so viv

JennaI went down to have dinner with Chen. Marie was exhausted from all the crying and the strange day, so halfway through her plate, she was done. I carried her upstairs, tucked her into the soft bed, and made sure she was fast asleep before I came back down to have a word with Chen.When I reached the ground floor, Chen was still eating at the small dining table. He had a large appetite, taking large bites of meat and rice as if he hadn't eaten all day. I did not want to eat anything else, so I just sat across from him, only drinking water from a clear glass.I watched him chew for a moment, thinking back to the folder I had seen on his desk earlier."Chen," I started, keeping my voice low and calm. "Are you working for Daniel?"He paused. It was a brief pause, his fork stopping midway to his mouth for just a split second, but he recovered immediately and put the fork down."Yes, I am," he affirmed, looking up at me with an easy expression.My brow furrowed as I stared at him. Befo

JennaTwo days have passed. Two full days since I turned off my phone and hid out in this sleepy neighborhood on the outer edge of town.There were no calls coming through because my phone was switched off and dumped in a spot I chose not to remember. I had shoved it deep beneath a pile of old newspapers inside a hallway cabinet, determined never to look at its dark screen again.Without the constant buzzing of messages from Dante's security team or the terror of receiving a threat from Barbara, my life had settled into a slow, peaceful rhythm.I found a small daycare for Marie just two blocks down from our building. It was a cozy little place run by an older woman, filled with brightly colored blocks, soft play mats, and a handful of toddlers Marie's age.She cried a little on the first morning when I dropped her off, clutching her small plastic toy tightly against her chest, but by the second day, she was happily babbling with the other children. It gave me the time and freedom I ne