Chapter 19 - Grant Confronts The Terrifying Possibility Of His Own Guilt
Left alone in the study that evening, Grant stared at his own reflection in the dark window pane of the coastal estate. He wondered if his mind had truly fabricated an alibi out of sheer self-preservation following the shock of losing Natalie.
Could he have argued with her? Could he have walked away and left her injured in the dark without realizing it? The terror of not knowing his own innocence paralyzed him more than any prison cell ever could.
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Wren walked quietly into the room, holding her red bracelet out toward him with a reassuring little smile. “You’re a good daddy, and you would never let anything bad happen to Mommy on purpose,” Wren said softly.
Her unconditional faith pierced through the dark fog of his self-doubt like a ray of morning sunlight.
