The night was silence, the kind that cloaked the world in a stillness. Bethany moved like a shadow through the corridors of the Crimson Moon cabin, the cold steel of the knife in her grip reflecting the moonlight.
Her heart pounded with a twisted mix of determination and desperation. She had done everything for Mikey—fought for him, manipulated him, even turned a blind eye to his lingering feelings for Noelle.
And yet, he was slipping away.
Nicole was the reason.
The child Noelle had left behind—the living, breathing proof of Mikey's regrets.
Bethany had watched in growing fury as Mikey ignored her more and more, consumed by guilt and longing for the family he had abandoned.
He barely looked at her anymore. She was nothing but a shadow in his life, while Nicole—a child who wasn't even supposed to exist—held his heart.
That had to change.
If Nicole was gone, Mikey would have no choice but to return to her.