Chapter 11 - Toby Reveals Horrifying Secrets About His Step-Mother
The next morning, sunlight streamed through the kitchen windows as Toby sat eating cereal at the table.
Luke sat beside him, gently peeling an orange while maintaining a calm, reassuring demeanor.
“Did Brenda ever say anything special to you when Daddy was away at work, buddy?” Luke asked softly.
Toby stopped chewing, his spoon clattering against the ceramic bowl as his small shoulders tensed.
“She said if I ever told you about the dark room downstairs, she would lock me in there forever,” Toby whispered.
“What dark room, Toby? Tell Daddy everything; you are completely safe now,” Luke urged gently.
“The old fruit cellar in the basement... she kept boxes of medicine bottles and scary syringes down there,” Toby said.
Luke’s eyes widened as he connected the pieces of his late wife’s mysterious illness from the previous year.
Brenda hadn't just targeted him and Toby; she had poisoned his first wife to infiltrate the household.
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He stood up abruptly, grabbing his car keys and heading down the basement stairs with absolute determination.
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