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🚨 After the Shot — Interrogations, Accusations, and a Key Decision (Chapter 13 Free)

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 The sirens fade. The questions don’t. In Chapter 13 , Olivia sits beneath flickering fluorescent lights while a detective circles the same insinuation—again and again. Grief hardens into anger. Help arrives from an unexpected place. And when she steps out into the cold, one truth remains: there’s no going back to the life she had. Only forward—into danger. 👇 Read Chapter 13 THIRTEEN Traverse City, Michigan             Liv sat in the back of the squad car, its red and blue lights painting surreal, flickering patterns on the snow-laden ground. She was encased in a disbelieving silence, her gaze fixed on the battalion of crime scene investigators scurrying in and out of her family home. The scene took on a dreamlike quality, unreal, incomprehensible. Later, an ambulance would pull up, its personnel performing the grim task of transporting Blake Streeter's body to the county medical examiner's office. Liv's eyes would fol...
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💥 The House of Shattered Glass — Murder in the Snow (Chapter 12 Free)

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 The lights are on. The room is wrecked. And the world ends with a single hole in the center of a father’s forehead. Chapter 12 is the moment Pulse turns from tension to trauma. Olivia’s scream, the fleeing shadow, the shot fired into winter-dark woods—it’s visceral, immediate, unforgettable. This is the chapter that grips readers by the throat and doesn’t let go. 👇 Read Chapter 12 TWELVE Streeter Residence, Traverse City, Michigan             Liv maneuvered the BMW back into the garage, an eerie feeling of déjà vu engulfing her as the garage door closed behind her. Her headlights dimmed, casting the space into a gloom momentarily banished by the overhead fluorescent lights. The snow had picked up its pace since she left the pharmacy, the weather advisories on her phone warning of increasingly dangerous conditions on the road. "Dad?" Liv called out, her voice slicing through the silence as she entered the kitchen. Th...
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🌨️ The Last Normal Errand — A Storm Moves In (Chapter 11 Free)

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 Snow falls thicker. The phone buzzes with weather alerts. The house ahead looks warm from the road. Chapter 11 is made of small details that add up to dread—a simple errand that feels like the last page of an old life. Bianka isn’t answering. Her dad is tired. The storm grows teeth. And Olivia steps into the kind of quiet that precedes a scream. 👇 Read Chapter 11 ELEVEN Streeter Residence, Traverse City, Michigan             The BMW's headlights pierced the night like twin lances, dispelling the darkness as they went. Liv guided the car into the driveway, her fingers lightly resting on the leather-wrapped steering wheel. A soft classical tune flowed gently from the car's speakers. Her eyes caught her father's reflection in the rearview mirror; Blake still looked pale, somewhat hollowed by the medical ordeal earlier. "We forgot to stop at the pharmacy," Liv remarked, eyeing the garage door as if it were a missed check...
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🩸 Red on the Carpet — The First Sign Something’s Wrong (Chapter 9 Free)

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 It begins with a towel wrapped too tight and a joke meant to cut the tension. In Chapter 9 , Olivia finds her father bleeding—and the scene plays like a warning you don’t recognize until it’s too late. It’s intimate, human, and unsettling. Because the worst nights often start with something small. 👇 Read Chapter 9 NINE Streeter Residence, Traverse City, Michigan             The garage door groaned to a close behind Liv as she exited the BMW, her arms laden with grocery bags. A fresh layer of snow had settled on the driveway, barely concealing the tire tracks that hinted at earlier activity. The car's headlights flickered off, plunging the garage into semi-darkness. As she stepped into the kitchen from the garage, a pervasive silence welcomed her. The only sound breaking it was the distant hum of the central heating, ticking like a quiet metronome as it fought off the winter chill. "Dad? Anyone?" she called, a touch ...
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☕ Small Town, Sharp Edges — The Coffee Aisle Setup (Chapter 7 Free)

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 Kippler’s Grocery. Familiar aisles. A neighbor who knows too much. Chapter 7 is a deceptively quiet slice of life—one that sharpens the contrast for what’s coming. Olivia is home. But home has a way of exposing the seams—old connections, new pressures, and the uneasy feeling that normal has an expiration date. 👇 Read Chapter 7 SEVEN Kippler's Grocery Store, Traverse City, Michigan             Liv maneuvered the BMW X5 into a parking spot after her third lap around the lot. Traverse City had turned out in full force for the weekend grocery run. She pressed the ignition button, and the powerful engine fell silent. A moment later, she was navigating the busy aisles of Kippler’s Grocery Store. The mission: coffee, and it couldn't be just any coffee. It had to be the kind with the Greek Siren logo—dad's favorite. As she finally located the coffee aisle and reached for a package, she heard a familiar voice from behind her....
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🥂 Whispers & Fault Lines — Colorado Nights, Dangerous Days (Chapter 4 Free)

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 Soft lighting, clinking glasses, and the illusion of normal. In Chapter 4 , Olivia meets an old friend at a downtown spot that feels safe—until their conversation reminds you that safety is a story we tell ourselves. Expectations. Pressure. A future moving faster than the present can hold. This is the calm that readers learn to fear. The chapter you look back on and think: everything was already changing. 👇 Read Chapter 4 FOUR Shuga's Restaurant, Downtown Colorado Springs             The sky was a brilliant shade of blue, a canvas against which the Rocky Mountains stood tall and imposing. Though Colorado Springs was home to Liv now, its allure was a refreshing contrast to the regimented training grounds and academic strongholds that filled her day-to-day. Shuga’s Restaurant was a downtown gem, a place that offered refuge with its cozy ambiance and eclectic menu. The blend of rustic charm and industrial chic reflected ...
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🏹 Altitude & Accuracy — The Making of a Marksman (Chapter 2 Free)

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 It takes a special kind of calm to fire between heartbeats. Chapter 2 drops you into the crucible of elite training—robotic targets, simulated crowds, and the relentless elevation that tests every breath Olivia takes. Speed without panic. Stillness without fear. It’s discipline forged in cold air—and a preview of the precision she’ll need when the bullets aren’t blanks. 👇 Read Chapter 2 TWO United States Olympic & Paralympic Training Center, Colorado Springs, Colorado             The Colorado altitude had a way of humbling even the most disciplined athletes, and Olivia Streeter was no exception. It wasn't just the thin air; it was the towering presence of the Rocky Mountains themselves, an omnipresent backdrop that seemed to both challenge and inspire all who came to conquer their own personal summits. Liv felt the elevation's impact most keenly during her initial cardio sessions. The rarefied ai...
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