THE LITTLE BOY SCREAMED BEHIND A GLASS DOOR IN A GRAND MANSION—AND THE BRACELET ON HIS WRIST EXPOSED THE BRIDE'S DARKEST SECRET
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Chapter 3: The Bracelet From the Past
I slowly turned toward the woman in the wedding dress.
She backed away, sobbing uncontrollably.
"You have to believe me..."
"I was only trying to protect our reputation."
"You locked a terrified child inside a room..." I said through clenched teeth.
"...to protect your reputation?"
I stepped toward her, ready to rip the key from her hand.
Then something caught my eye.
The little boy clung tightly to the maid.
Around his wrist...
A faded braided bracelet.
Hanging from it...
A tiny silver cross.
My heart stopped.
The room seemed to lose all its air.
I knew that cross.
Years ago, my fiancée had tearfully told me she'd lost it during a violent storm.
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The same night she claimed her first child had disappeared...
...and died.
