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“Am I?” Irene reached out and brushed a strand of hair from Chloe’s face. “You had nightmares for years. You wet the bed until you were fourteen. You flinched every time a man raised his voice. That wasn’t imagination, Chloe. That was memory. And I buried it for you — in this room. Every photo, every date, every notation. I took the pain and put it in these walls so you could live.”

Irene’s smile did not waver. “Of course, darling. Whatever makes you comfortable.” Three weeks later, Chloe found the key. PureTaboo - Aaliyah Love- Kristen Scott -The In...

Chloe stared at the key still clutched in her palm. The rain had stopped. The house was utterly silent. “Am I

“Your father,” the lawyer had said gently, “left the lake house to Irene. And to Chloe… a monthly trust, accessible after she turns twenty-five, or upon Irene’s written consent.” You flinched every time a man raised his voice