Chapter 6 - The Return
Before Officer Vance could call for a forensic team to secure the entire floor, the heavy front door lock clicked. The brass handle turned slowly.
Mariana’s blood ran cold. She instinctively grabbed Sofia from the living room rug, pulling the four-year-old girl into her arms and backing up against the hallway wall. Lucia stepped in front of her defensively, positioning her body as a shield.
Diego walked into the apartment, holding a brown paper bag of fresh oranges. His handsome face was illuminated by the soft hallway light, his dark wavy hair neatly styled. For a split second, he looked like the picture-perfect husband returning from a morning errand.
Then, his eyes caught the police officer kneeling inside the bathroom.
The cheerful atmosphere vanished instantly. The air grew heavy, thick with unspoken violence. Diego stopped in his tracks, his feet planted firmly on the beige marble floor. He didn't drop the bag of oranges; instead, his knuckles turned white as he gripped the paper bag tighter.
"Why is there a police officer in our bathroom?" Diego asked, his voice disturbingly calm and level.
Lucia raised her hand firmly, blocking his path. "Stay right there, Diego. Don't take another step."
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The tension in the narrow hallway was electric, a silent war of wills between a sociopath realizing his trap was exposed and the women standing between him and his freedom.
👉 Read PART 7 to see Diego’s cold reaction as he realized he was trapped!
