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Chapter 4 - The Gold Chain Links To A Forgotten Past

Brandon knelt down on one knee to pick up the delicate gold chain from the floor. He ran his calloused thumb over the familiar pendant hanging from the clasp.

It was the exact anniversary gift he had given his first wife, Elena, five years ago. Vanessa had claimed that Elena threw all her jewelry away before abandoning them in the night.

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Yet here was the necklace, pulled through the crack beneath the heavy reinforced double doors. Brandon’s heart hammered against his ribs like a caged animal trying to escape.

The lies he had believed for half a decade were finally crumbling into dust. He looked up from the floor, his eyes locking onto a trembling Vanessa.

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