Chapter 1 - The Sound of the DoorDaniel didn't just walk out of his office; he exploded through the door. His boots hit the hardwood floor like thunderclaps, each step fueled by a sickening mix of blind panic and white-hot fury.
Clang. Clang. Clang.
Down the long hallway he flew, his phone clutched in his white-knuckled grip, emergency services already dialed on speed-dial. His mind raced back to the live feed he had just witnessed. Vanessa standing over his six-month-old son with an iron glowing with terrifying, unnatural heat. The steam curling upward. Noah’s panicked, heart-wrenching screams.
"Vanessa, what the hell are you doing?!" Daniel roared, his voice echoing off the walls before he even reached the nursery threshold.
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Inside the room, the color drained entirely from Vanessa’s face. The heavy iron slipped from her fingers, crashing onto the thick nursery rug with a dull, heavy thud. The spell was broken. The quiet, calculated malice in her eyes vanished instantly, replaced by wide-eyed, theatrical terror.
She spun around just as Daniel burst into the room, her hands flying up to cover her mouth, tears instantly flooding her eyes.
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