Chapter 9 - Police Discover A Terrifying Obsession Inside Clara’s Apartment

The anonymous text message contained a single photograph showing the inside of Clara’s downtown Manhattan apartment.
Every single wall was plastered with blown-up photographs of me, Ethan, and Maisie taken from outside our home.
In the center of the living room wall was a shrine featuring my wedding dress hanging beside a stolen photo of our daughter.
I dialed Detective Miller’s direct line with shaking fingers, forwarding the screenshot immediately without a second thought.
“Where did you get this, Mrs. Moretti?” Detective Miller asked, his voice sharp and urgent over the speaker.
“An unknown number sent it to my phone five minutes ago,” I said, looking around the crowded city street in panic.
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“We just executed a search warrant on her apartment thirty minutes ago, ma’am,” Miller replied grimly.
“She’s gone, Mrs. Moretti... and she took her passport and a firearm with her.”
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