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Chapter 15 by fantaghiro

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the breaking point

You woke one morning to find the house quiet — too quiet.

In the kitchen, Sarah was making coffee, but the way she moved was different. Her shoulders were squared, her gaze sharp, eyes flicking over you with the cool, wary expression Renee had always carried around you.

“Morning,” she said without warmth.

You swallowed hard. “Sarah?”

She laughed — a short, bitter sound. “You mean Renee, right?”

Over breakfast, Sarah flipped between voices. One moment soft and familiar; the next, clipped and distant. She complained about your “creepy stepdad” attitude, mocking your concern, accusing you of spying on her phone, invading her privacy.

Your heart cracked with every word. The woman you loved was slipping away — replaced by the teenager who had hated you.

That night, you tried hypnosis one last time, hoping to find Sarah beneath Renee’s surface. You counted her down slowly, guiding her toward the memories you’d shared — the nights you laughed until dawn, the small rituals that were yours alone.

For a moment, her face softened. Then her eyes opened — clear, fierce, Renee’s eyes.

“No,” she said softly. “You’re not my husband. You’re my stepdad.”

Your world shattered in that single sentence.

You realized then that you weren’t fighting for Sarah anymore. You were fighting for a ghost.

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