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REDEMPTION: FEAR MY RETURN

Chapter 3 The girl who lived

Word Count: 1049 | Released on: 26/10/2026

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or. One drew his weapon; the other

d her grip o

drove the knife into his calf-not deep, but enough to make him howl and stumb

ont door, backlit by rain and the porch lamp. She c

the stran

uard

loor. The injured man lurched toward Raina, grabbing the back of her shirt. She

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rdered the wounded men to lie still. Raina pressed her back

e closer,"

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have

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ched her, but the room seemed to tilt away. She looked past hi

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olded beneath her. He caught her

weakly, then lost the s

" he said. "He

ed to ask if Lucian had left. She want

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the ceiling abo

f antiseptic and damp clothes. Something tugged at the back of her hand. Sh

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blue scrubs stood beside the bed, che

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paused. "I

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you need

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king to me,

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bbed my

r hand, but Raina pulled

" Raina whispered.

ther and stared at the light. Tears slid to

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what happene

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d at her. "

s says the men connected to your father'

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at the rep

s whitened. "I saw two men in the house. Luc

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s not

he hallway through the narrow window i

etly. "You're safe here for now. You don't have

de her. She could still feel the floor beneath her cheek, the weight pinning her down,

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leaned clo

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is inside the saint. She didn't know which saint, or where it wa

have

ld it while Raina drank. Her hands shook agains

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for the blanket. The nurse n

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she whispered. "The ones

up despite the pain

d close, barely

did this are

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“What if the man you married to destroy his family was the one person who could prove your father died for you? They murdered Raina Hills's father, shattered her life, and left her to survive the violence that followed. Years later, she returns with a new name, a pistol, and one purpose: bring down the Moretti empire-and the men who helped build it. Her first target is Lucian Moretti, the ruthless heir whose family has ruled through fear, blood, and carefully buried secrets. But Raina's plan takes an unexpected turn when Lucian offers her a marriage that would place her inside the dynasty she intends to destroy. She accepts, promising herself that every smile, every kiss, and every vow is just another weapon. Then the truth starts to surface. Her father's death was no simple debt collection. His secrets reach from the Moretti family to powerful men who have spent years protecting one another. And Lucian, the man Raina means to use, may have been closer to her family's tragedy than she can bear. As alliances shift and the empire begins to fracture, Raina must decide how far she'll go for revenge-and whether there is any difference between loving a monster and becoming one. She won't fall in love with Lucian until the end. By then, the choice she faces will be as final as the gun in her hand. They took her father. They took her future. Now Raina is coming for their empire-and she will decide who walks away from its ashes.”