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Two Years Gone - Two Secrets Born

Chapter 4 The Weight of Silence

Word Count: 1126    |    Released on: 07/06/2025

the cold bench, her arms wrapped around herself, trying to stop the shaking. Her clothes, the same ones she had

't cry.

ldn't a

ed to be

framed her. And the officer who arrested her happened to be Harris, the same man whose betrayal

at way? That flicker of recognit

er throat. No. S

niformed guard appeared, followed by a famil

Monique

ing into the cell before he could

a brow but le

time in days, allowed herself to sag

They said you were in custody.

into Ruby's shoulder. Her voice came out

lawyer-sharp eyes. "I know. I pulle

his arrest. And they....." Her voice broke. "They had pictures. The body.

crush you before you can fight back. And Bill

"But Harris... he....

e's leading the case. I

spered. "After eve

't over. You have a right to silence. No interviews without me. No statements. I'm working on b

gripping her knees. "H

you. So no breaking. We start digging. We prove Ava was already being threaten

was barely audib

'll deal with him.

ng his uniform with robotic movements. The apartment was dark b

about her face when he r

ni

ice neutral. To not falter when she whispered

s back in town. Hadn't

ouch, resting his

nt gone missing, a raid that backfired, and Monique leaving without a word.

girl... Cherry. Blue eye

ght away. It didn'

it

orris's old report. There, buried in the witnes

legal aid. Client appeared distr

As in

ersonally? Had she

was accuse

guilt cre

couldn't stop asking himsel

waiting room of Eastwood's municipal

other end. "That's insane. She has no prior offe

igh-profile, violent homic

ed help. Someone outside the legal syst

then hit Jace Harri

up after

ould call," he s

nd this time, you'r

courthouse, Ruby sat across from Har

lieve she did

think so," he admitted. "But it's too clean

"So you're doubtin

showed up. I thought it was a gang thing. Ava'

enter. Ava was being threatened by someone named

You want me to investigate Billy Pier

up. Monique said she was being followe

esit

d slid it across the table. A pho

softly. "Her name is Cherry. S

t the photo, hi

ink she

f why Monique ran. And whether y

ettled be

his you're on, Jace. Because if you're

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1 Chapter 1 Homecoming2 Chapter 2 The Knock and The Handcuff3 Chapter 3 Shifting Ground4 Chapter 4 The Weight of Silence5 Chapter 5 Bargains and Ghosts6 Chapter 6 Smoke Behind the Curtain7 Chapter 7 Beneath the Surface8 Chapter 8 Threads of Deception9 Chapter 9 Echoes of Her Voice10 Chapter 10 The Fifth Mother11 Chapter 11 The Sound of the Missing12 Chapter 12 The Orchard Gate13 Chapter 13 The Name They Couldn't Erase14 Chapter 14 The Proxy15 Chapter 15 Threads of the Past16 Chapter 16 The Man in the Shadows17 Chapter 17 The Six-Day Clock18 Chapter 18 Beneath the Garden19 Chapter 19 Into the Quiet Night20 Chapter 20 The Men Behind the Curtain21 Chapter 21 Shadows Between Us22 Chapter 22 Fractured Echoes23 Chapter 23 The Visitor at Dusk24 Chapter 24 A Hand on the Wall25 Chapter 25 The Clock Is Ticking26 Chapter 26 Past Due27 Chapter 27 Fragments of the Past28 Chapter 28 The Edge of the Truth29 Chapter 29 The Hidden Hallways30 Chapter 30 Shadows of the Nursery31 Chapter 31 The Stand32 Chapter 32 The People vs. Monique Taylor33 Chapter 33 Cracks Beneath the Verdict34 Chapter 34 Quiet Turns to Trust35 Chapter 35 Shifting Grounds36 Chapter 36 Threads of Truth37 Chapter 37 A Shift in the Wind38 Chapter 38 The Cracks in the Appeal39 Chapter 39 Beneath the Weight of Truth40 Chapter 40 The Walls Have Ears41 Chapter 41 The Safehouse42 Chapter 42 The Second Witness43 Chapter 43 The Truth44 Chapter 44 The Fallout45 Chapter 45 Shadows Bite Back46 Chapter 46 Tides Closing In47 Chapter 47 The Snare Tightens48 Chapter 48 The Watchers