Chapter 23: The Calm Before (Lauren POV)
The pills taste like chalk.
I swallow them dry on Friday morning, standing at Sarah's kitchen sink while she fusses over Emma's homework sheets spread across the dining table. The antipsychotics make everything feel distant, like I'm watching my life through frosted glass. My hands move, my mouth sp...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1: Evidence Room Shadows (Lauren POV)
2. Chapter 2: The Impossible Evidence (Lauren POV)
3. Chapter 3: The Desperate Plea (Lauren POV)
4. Chapter 4: Morning Whispers (Lauren POV)
5. Chapter 5: Family Connections (Alex POV)
6. Chapter 6: Night Conversations (Lauren POV)
7. Chapter 7: Sister's Sanctuary (Lauren POV)
8. Chapter 8: Living with Normalcy (Lauren POV)
9. Chapter 9: Opening the Files (Lauren POV)
10. Chapter 10: The Court Hearing (Lauren POV)
11. Chapter 11: Coffee Shop Confessions (Lauren POV)
12. Chapter 12: Crossroads (Lauren POV)
13. Chapter 13: Scratches on the Window (Lauren POV)
14. Chapter 14: The Psychiatrist Moves Up the Clock (Lauren POV)
15. Chapter 15: A New Murder Case (Lauren POV)
16. Chapter 16: Lost Time (Lauren POV)
17. Chapter 17: Fragile Alliances (Lauren POV)
18. Chapter 18: Alex's Comfort (Lauren POV)
19. Chapter 19: Uncomfortable Comfort (Lauren POV)
20. Chapter 20: Morning Lies (Lauren POV)
21. Chapter 21: Valdez Released (Lauren POV)
22. Chapter 22: The Breaking Point (Lauren POV)
23. Chapter 23: The Calm Before (Lauren POV)
24. Chapter 24: The Man in the Mirror (Lauren POV)
25. Chapter 25: The Valdez Connection (Lauren POV)
26. Chapter 26: Inside the Envelope (Lauren POV)
27. Chapter 27: The Silent Watcher (Viktor POV)
28. Chapter 28: Uninvited Contact (Alex POV)
29. Chapter 29: Cracks in the Glass (Lauren POV)
30. Chapter 30: The House of Eyes (Sophie POV)
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