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THE GHOST OF CALDWELL MANOR / Chapter 6 / 10

Chapter 7 - REKINDLED EMBERS

They fled to a remote, untraceable cabin in the Adirondacks, a property only Ethan knew about. Noah was asleep in the backseat of the armored SUV, oblivious to the mortal peril they had just escaped.

As the sun began to rise over the pine trees, painting the sky in bruised purples and golds, Lauren stood on the cabin's deck, shivering in the morning frost. Ethan draped a heavy wool blanket over her shoulders, his hands lingering.

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"I remember this place," she whispered, a breakthrough cracking through her amnesia. "You brought me here when I was pregnant. We painted the nursery yellow."

Ethan’s breath hitched. He wrapped his arms around her from behind, pulling her flush against his chest. "You're coming back to me, Clara. I swear to God, I will never let anyone hurt you again. I know who sent that man. And I am going to destroy her."

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