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The woman standing beside my mother’s coffin wore a shimmering blue dress, bright red lipstick, and a smile that made my blood run cold. She leaned close enough for me to smell the salt on her skin and whispered, “Your father killed your mother, sweetheart. But he’d better not try that with me. The ocean protects its own.”
Chapter 2 Detective Lewis took me to the station that afternoon. A younger officer named Rachel Bennett sat beside me while he asked about my father’s relationship with Ariel. I...
16/10/2026
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