Chapter 9 - Caleb Discovers The Hidden Burner Phone In Drawer
Returning to his empty home late that evening, Caleb walked into the master bedroom where Sarah’s clothes still hung in the closet.
He sat on the edge of the bed, opening her bedside drawer to find a small, cheap plastic burner phone tucked beneath her journal.
Caleb pressed the power button, watching the dim blue screen illuminate her last frantic text messages and audio logs.
He clicked on the final audio file recorded just hours before she was admitted to the intensive care unit.
Sarah’s trembling voice filled the quiet room, speaking in a hurried whisper to avoid being heard down the hall.
“If anything happens to me, Julian did this. He threatened to cut off my medication if I told Caleb about the beatings.” Tears streamed down Caleb’s cheeks as the terrifying scope of his brother’s betrayal washed over his soul.
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He had trusted his family blindly while they systematically tortured and silenced the woman he loved.
A dark, unbreakable vow formed in his mind as he pocketed the phone and grabbed his car keys.
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