Chapter 3 - A Threat in the Silence
The surrounding guests began whispering furiously, pointing their phones at the humiliated woman on the floor.
Elise slowly lowered her hand from her bruised cheek.
She took a deep, shaky breath, her tears drying as a cold, terrifying stillness settled over her face. The weakness vanished from her eyes, replaced by a quiet, lethal determination.
She looked up at Landon, meeting his gaze with unyielding force as she slowly pushed herself up from the floor, holding her pregnant belly tightly.
"By morning..." Elise whispered in a quiet, trembling voice that sent a sudden shiver down Landon’s spine. "...you will lose everything."
Landon laughed mockingly, brushing off her words with a flick of his wrist. "You came into this marriage with nothing, Elise. You leave with nothing."
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Elise turned her back on him and walked out into the cold rain without looking back once.
👉 What secret power did Elise hold that Landon had completely forgotten about?
