Chapter 1 - The Code of Silence
The room was silent.
Sterile.
Cold.
The doctor’s words hung in the air.
Call the police.
I looked at Emily.
She was asleep.
Sedated.
Her wrist was bruised.
Deep purple.
A handprint.
My rage was a fire.
A storm.
I was a Colonel.
I fought for my country.
I would fight for my child.
I stepped into the hall.
My phone rang.
Margaret.
The viper.
I answered.
“Colonel?” she asked.
Her voice was sugary.
“How is she?”
“She’s resting,” I said.
My voice was dead.
“And the baby?”
“Safe.”
“Good,” she replied.
“I have things to do.”
“I’ll come by later.”
“No,” I said.
“Stay away.”
“What?”
“Stay away, Margaret.”
I hung up.
I turned to the officer.
“I have evidence.”
“What evidence?”
I opened my bag.
I pulled out a drive.
I had been recording.
For months.
I knew she was a threat.
But I never guessed this.
I never imagined the physical toll.
The officer took the drive.
“We’ll review this.”
I looked back at the door.
Emily was the victim.
I was the protector.
But the real threat?
Daniel.
The husband.
He was coming home.
And he had no idea.
What was waiting.
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The nightmare wasn't over.
It was just starting.
