Chapter 9 - The Climax
One night, the power went out. Not just in my house, but on the whole block. I knew it wasn't a coincidence. I ushered Sophie into the safe room—a reinforced closet I’d had built specifically for this possibility.
I heard the glass shatter in the kitchen.
I didn't reach for a weapon; I reached for the button that activated the silent alarm connected directly to the police station. Then, I grabbed the heavy ledger of his crimes that I had kept as insurance.
He stepped into the living room, a silhouette against the moonlight. "You think you’re so smart, Claire?" he hissed.
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"I am smart, Brian," I said, stepping into the light, holding my phone up to record the entire interaction. "Because I’m recording every word of this trespassing."
He froze. He saw the red light on my phone. He realized he had walked right into a trap.
