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Trial 88

Author: Miss Amateur
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The past few weeks have been a blur of constant tension, uncertainty, and fear. Every phone call felt like a ticking time bomb. Every shadow that loomed in the corner of the room seemed like it might conceal something dangerous, something we weren’t prepared for. And the worst part? I couldn’t escape it. I had hoped that, after the confrontation with my uncle, things would settle down, that his threats would dissipate into empty words. But I was wrong.

Uncle James wasn’t the kind of person who backed down easily, and I had been naive to think otherwise. Every move he made, every word he spoke, seemed like it was calculated to shake the very foundation of my life. I had spent years trying to distance myself from that part of my family, trying to build something better, something pure. But now, it felt like my past was threatening to engulf everything I had worked for—and everything I held dear.

I couldn’t stand by and let it happen.

Dominic had been my rock through it all, as he alw
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