Chapter 2: Three Words on a Screen
Victoria's mask had slipped — and she knew it.
For a moment, no one moved.
Leo's cries softened to small, shuddering whimpers against Elena's chest.
Marcus stood perfectly still, watching his wife with eyes that held no warmth at all.
Victoria: This isn't what it looks like, Marcus.
I was upset.
I would never actually hurt him.
Marcus: You kicked at a woman holding our infant son.
Victoria: I didn't touch the baby!
I was trying to get to him — she was blocking me!
Marcus: Stop talking.
Victoria flinched.
In ten years of marriage, she had never heard him use that tone.
Elena took a small step toward the nursery door, but Marcus raised one hand without looking at her.
Marcus: Elena.
Stay.
He reached into his jacket pocket and placed his phone face-up on the hallway table.
On the screen was an open message thread.
Victoria's name was at the top.
Victoria's breath caught.
Marcus: You want to explain this to me?
Or should I call Dr.
Harmon first and let him explain it?
Victoria's eyes went wide.
Her hand moved toward the phone — then stopped.
Elena looked down at the screen.
She could only read three words before Marcus turned it face-down.
Three words that made her stomach drop.
*He's not yours.*
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What does that message really mean — and who sent it?
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The truth is darker than anyone in that hallway expected.
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