Chapter 12: The Confession
After Maya was tucked into bed, exhausted and safe, Elena walked slowly into the living room. She couldn't meet Arthur's eyes. She stood by the window, her arms wrapped tightly around herself, shaking.
""I didn't know how to tell you,"" she whispered, her voice cracking. ""They sent me a video of her with a gun to her head. They said if I breathed a word to you, or the police, or your security, they would pull the trigger. They told me to go to dinner. To stand up and walk away.""
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She finally turned to him, tears streaming down her face. ""I loved you, Arthur. I love you. But she's my little sister. I raised her. I felt like I was dying at that table. I am so sorry. I am a monster.""
She sank onto the sofa, burying her face in her hands, waiting for his rage. Waiting for the disgust, the police, the inevitable end.
