He swore to love her. He vowed to destroy her. She ran to escape him. But the past won't let her go. Nyra thought leaving Kael would set her free, but when her husband, a powerful and ruthless lawyer, paints her as unstable and tries to take their children.away, she realizes escape is just the beginning. Hunted and betrayed, she uncovers secrets that could destroy him. But every truth comes with a price, and someone is willing to silence her, permanently. With danger closing in, will she expose Kael before he finds her first?
Chapter 1 Prologue
Nyra sat in the dimly lit living room, her hands trembling as she held the cracked photo frame.
The picture inside, a younger version of herself and Kael on their wedding day mocked her with its illusion of happiness.
She couldn't recognize the woman in the white dress anymore. The sparkle in her eyes was long gone, replaced by shadows of fear and exhaustion.
The silence in the house was suffocating, pressing down on her chest like a weight.
Her bruises throbbed in rhythm with her heartbeat, a painful reminder of the life she had chosen, or the life that had chosen her.
Seven years. That was how long she had been here. Trapped. Dead, but somehow still breathing.
Her gaze flickered to the faint outline of the bedroom door upstairs, where Kael slept soundly.
The man who had once promised to cherish her had become her worst nightmare.
Each day felt like a game of survival, her spirit chipped away by his words, his fists, his indifference.
Her therapist's voice echoed in her mind: "Nyra, staying is a choice. Leaving is a choice. The question is, are you willing to choose yourself?"
It was a question she couldn't answer. Not yet.
But something was different tonight. The air felt heavier, charged with an unsettling energy that prickled against her skin.
It wasn't just the bruises or the exhaustion weighing her down. It was something more.
A presence.
The sensation of being watched clawed at her spine.
Not by Kael, he was deep in his usual whiskey-induced slumber. But something else. Something unseen.
Nyra's fingers tightened around the photo frame as she forced herself to breathe, to listen.
The distant hum of a car passing by. The rustle of wind against the window. And then
A creak.
Not from upstairs. Not from Kael's room.
From outside. Near the back door.
Her pulse spiked, a cold shiver racing down her arms.
She placed the frame face down on the table, silencing the lie of a perfect marriage, and pushed to her feet.
Her legs felt unsteady, her body weak from years of fear, but survival had taught her one thing, never ignore the feeling of danger.
She moved to the window, pulling the curtain aside just an inch.
The backyard was dark, the trees casting eerie shadows against the fence. But there, just beyond the porch light's weak glow
A figure.
Tall. Still. Watching.
Nyra's breath caught in her throat.
She didn't know who he was. But somehow, she knew exactly why he was here.
And for the first time, she understood the truth.
If you leave, you'll live.
No. That was a lie.
If you leave, you die.
The game had already begun. And she wasn't the only one playing.
Chapter 1 Prologue
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Chapter 2 The Will to Survive
08/02/2025
Chapter 3 You Belong With Me
08/02/2025
Chapter 4 An Uninvited Guest
08/02/2025
Chapter 5 Don't make me into a Beast
08/02/2025
Chapter 6 You've let him see your weakness
08/02/2025
Chapter 7 Don't hurt Mom
08/02/2025
Chapter 8 Because I love You
08/02/2025
Chapter 9 I own you
08/02/2025
Chapter 10 Where do you think you're going
08/02/2025
Chapter 11 A Narrow Escape
28/02/2025
Chapter 12 Experience
28/02/2025
Chapter 13 Bounty
01/03/2025
Chapter 14 A New Ally
01/03/2025
Chapter 15 Something worth killing for
01/03/2025
Chapter 16 Self Defense
01/03/2025
Chapter 17 Set Up
01/03/2025
Chapter 18 New Revelation
01/03/2025
Chapter 19 We killed him
01/03/2025
Chapter 20 The Bait
01/03/2025
Chapter 21 My Own Way
02/03/2025
Chapter 22 Almost Dying
02/03/2025
Chapter 23 I don't know How to be Fine
02/03/2025
Chapter 24 You Are Brave
02/03/2025
Chapter 25 Social Media War
02/03/2025
Chapter 26 Damage Control
02/03/2025
Chapter 27 Too Late
02/03/2025
Chapter 28 I Will Play It His Own Way
02/03/2025
Chapter 29 Counter Motions
02/03/2025
Chapter 30 We're Preparing for War
02/03/2025
Chapter 31 Emergency Motion
02/03/2025
Chapter 32 First Court Hearing
02/03/2025
Chapter 33 Public Sympathy
03/03/2025
Chapter 34 Custody Battle
03/03/2025
Chapter 35 Dinner Date
04/03/2025
Chapter 36 Dinner Date (2)
04/03/2025
Chapter 37 Carmen Cruz
04/03/2025
Chapter 38 Swaying the Public
04/03/2025
Chapter 39 Only Truth Wins
04/03/2025
Chapter 40 Real Blow
05/03/2025