Chapter 29
Chapter 29: The Night the Trap Closed
On the night of the sting operation, Dale and Skye wait in tense anticipation as Detective Ramos and her team stake out the workshop. When Elaine slips through the back fence and enters the bait room, the police move in, capturing her without incident. Dale and Skye watch the arrest from their bedroom window, overwhelmed with relief and each other's arms. After the scene clears, they share a quiet, tender moment, finally allowing themselves to believe the threat is over. The chapter ends with Dale holding Skye, feeling their twins kick, and whispering promises of a peaceful future.
The evening arrived like a held breath.
Dale had spent the last two days in a state of controlled motion, sanding the final edges of the writing desk, checking the hidden drawer mechanism one last time. The desk sat in the center of the workshop, bathed in the soft glow of a single work lamp, looking exactly as it should—a masterpiece of restoration, a irresistible prize for someone who believed she could still take from him.
Now, with the sun fully down and the streetlights casting pools of orange light onto Grove Court, the house was quiet. Margaret was asleep in her crib, Emily had gone home an hour ago, and Marcus sat in the living room, pretending to read a magazine but constantly glancing at his phone.
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