Chapter 7 - Madeline Reflects On Serena’s Role In The Nightmare
With Preston gone, Madeline pulled her four-year-old daughter close, kissing the top of her soft brown hair over and over again.
“You were so brave, sweetie, thank you for telling the truth,” Madeline whispered, holding back her own tears.
“I didn't want Daddy to take you away forever like Mommy’s sleeping stories,” Poppy murmured against Madeline’s chest.
Madeline’s mind raced back to the hours before the ambulance arrived, trying to piece together Serena’s exact movements in the house.
Serena had brought the warm milk upstairs, but Preston had been standing right behind her in the hallway archway.
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Had Serena been an unwitting accomplice, or had Preston used his sister to deliver the poison without raising immediate suspicion?
The domestic illusion they had lived in for years was completely shattered, revealing a labyrinth of calculated betrayal.
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