MY WIFE SLAPPED TWO CHILDREN—THEN SHE SAW THEIR FACES AND REALIZED THEY WERE THE BABIES SHE HAD SPENT YEARS HIDING FROM ME
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Chapter 4
Inside the warm, softly lit study, Ethan poured a glass of water for Lily while Noah sat quietly on the leather sofa. The air no longer carried the toxic tension that had suffocated their home ever since Elena moved in two years ago.
"Are we going to be safe now, Daddy?" Lily whispered softly, her small fingers nervously pleating the fabric of her pink dress.
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Ethan knelt before his daughter, his dark eyes softening with profound warmth as he took her small hands in his. "I promise you, sweetheart, no one will ever lay a hand on you or your brother again."
Noah nodded bravely, his protective instincts finally relaxing as he leaned against his father's shoulder. The dark cloud that had hovered over their lives was finally beginning to lift.
