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Chapter 10 THE STRANGER'S PROMISE

Word Count: 1029    |    Released on: 10/01/2025

grainy but clear enough to see Isabel standing beside Jake, her hand resting possessively on his arm. An

and signatures she recognized as Jake's. Her eyes scanned the pag

m my family's company," she said,

position in the family and access your family's weal

gined. She thought she had endured the worst of it, but this r

" she asked, her voice sharpe

truth. I've been gathering evidence against them for months, but I need s

was asking. "I don't know if I can do this," she said, he

ave to go back. Just work with me from the outside. Help m

anger bubbling just beneath the surface. She had spent months enduring Isabel's cruelty and Jake's indifference,

ice steady despite the storm rag

x's lips, but his eyes remained serious.

to the passenger seat, Alex reached for the gearshift. The car began to r

d the quiet night. The car lurched as one of the windows ex

ng her head below the dashboar

short, panicked gasps. The sharp scent of gunpowder filled the air,

uealing against the pavement. Alex's jaw was se

arah managed to gasp,

y. "Or someone he sent.

er veins. Her chest heaved as she struggled to calm her breathing, her fingers gripping the edge of the seat like it was the only

ped the steering wheel. The faint glow of streetlights illuminated the

ife apart, and now she was fleeing bullets, her baby's life and her own hanging by a

d. "To keep you quiet. You know too m

y wanted-it was control. Jake and Isabel had already stolen s

nced, her hand instinctively moving to her stomach. "We can't o

a fraction of a second. "We won't have to.

g louder as their pursuers gained ground. A flash of headlights appear

r words were drowned out

h ducked, her heart pounding as she curled protectively around her stomach. The car j

e to follow. For a brief moment, silence fell, broken only

vigating the labyrinth of alleyways with practiced precisio

its façade dark and unassuming. Alex jumped out first, his movemen

move," he sa

she stepped out, her body trembling from the adrenaline still coursing through

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Contents

Chapter 1 THE UNWELCOME Chapter 2 A HEART LEFT ALONE Chapter 3 HOPE Chapter 4 HEARTBREAK Chapter 5 ROMANTIC HOMICIDE Chapter 6 MORE OR WHAT Chapter 7 THE HEARTBREAKS THAT FOLLOWED Chapter 8 DARKNESS Chapter 9 NIGHT Chapter 10 THE STRANGER'S PROMISE Chapter 11 Shattered Bonds
Chapter 12 Midnight tears.
Chapter 13 New
Chapter 14 Fragile
Chapter 15 Empty
Chapter 16 Surviving Weight
Chapter 17 Darkly Rough
Chapter 18 The Ghost Returns
Chapter 19 Revelations and Alliances
Chapter 20 Revelations and Alliances
Chapter 21 Twist
Chapter 22 An Unlikely Ally
Chapter 23 An Unlikely Ally
Chapter 24 An Unlikely Ally 2
Chapter 25 Dangerous Connections
Chapter 26 A Mother's Resolve
Chapter 27 The Hunt Begins
Chapter 28 Cracks in the Alliance
Chapter 29 A Hidden Past
Chapter 30 A Warning from the Shadows
Chapter 31 A Warning from the Shadows 2
Chapter 32 A Child's Promise
Chapter 33 The Power Play
Chapter 34 The Price of Truth
Chapter 35 Shadows of the Past
Chapter 36 The Storm Breaks
Chapter 37 Fallout
Chapter 38 Cover
Chapter 39 Rebuilding
Chapter 40 Betrayal Within
Chapter 41 Isabel's Return
Chapter 42 A New Threat
Chapter 43 Building a New Life
Chapter 44 Foundations of Independence
Chapter 45 A Fragile Peace
Chapter 46 Strength in Unity
Chapter 47 Isabel's First Strike
Chapter 48 Isabel's Shadow
Chapter 49 The Trap
Chapter 50 Isabel's Gambit
Chapter 51 A Desperate Escape
Chapter 52 Isabel's Rebellion
Chapter 53 Into the Lion's Den
Chapter 54 Isabel's Ambush
Chapter 55 Isabel Strikes Back
Chapter 56 The Final Move
Chapter 57 The Last Stand
Chapter 58 End of the game
Chapter 59 Jake's Final Plea
Chapter 60 A New Beginning
Chapter 61 A Glimmer of Peace
Chapter 62 The Unforeseen Shadow
Chapter 63 Jake's Last Game
Chapter 64 The Unexpected Letter
Chapter 65 Evelyn's Web
Chapter 66 The Trap
Chapter 67 The Final Hunt
Chapter 68 The Next Battle
Chapter 69 Rebuilding What Was Lost One Year Later
Chapter 70 The Next Fight
Chapter 71 Enemies in the Shadows
Chapter 72 The Ghosts of Blackwell
Chapter 73 The Calm Before the Storm
Chapter 74 The Hunt in France
Chapter 75 No danger waiting
Chapter 76 A New Kind of Battle
Chapter 77 The War They Didn't See Coming
Chapter 78 A Dangerous Invitation
Chapter 79 A Line in the Sand
Chapter 80 The Plan for War
Chapter 81 The First Strike
Chapter 82 A Game of Death
Chapter 83 The Cost of War
Chapter 84 Cracking the Foundation
Chapter 85 The mission
Chapter 86 The Monster's End
Chapter 87 Learning to Live Again
Chapter 88 The Weight of Freedom
Chapter 89 The first morning
Chapter 90 The Past Never Stays Buried
Chapter 91 Blood in the Shadows
Chapter 92 The Ghost in the Dark
Chapter 93 The Queen's Gambit
Chapter 94 Hanging by a Thread
Chapter 95 The Final Hunt
Chapter 96 Shadows of the Past
Chapter 97 Ghosts That Refuse to Die
Chapter 98 A Dance with the him
Chapter 99 The Devil's Queen
Chapter 100 War Runs in the Blood
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