All Chapters of The wife they never expected : Chapter 61 - Chapter 65

Anna's POV---SilenceThe room freezes.Completely.---ClaraStops just inside the doorway.One hand still resting on the handle.Her eyes immediately landing on the paper.---The PaperThe one with her name written across it.---CLARA BENNETT---My HeartDrops instantly.---Because This Looks BadVery bad.---Clara Reads The RoomIn approximately two seconds.---Her Eyes MoveTo the paper.To Xavier.To Dominic.To me.---Then Back To The Paper---Clara"...I feel like I missed something."---SilenceNobody laughs.---Which MeansThis is serious.---Clara Notices ImmediatelyOf course she does.---Clara"What happened?"---XavierCold.Controlled.Dangerously unreadable.---Xavier"We found Elena's file."---Clara Goes Still---My ThoughtsInteresting.---Because She Knows Who Elena Was.---Clara"How?"---Dominic"It was delivered to the mansion."---Clara's Eyes NarrowImmediately.---ThenThey move back to the paper.---Her NameStill sitting there.Waiting

Anna's POVThe study fell into complete silence.No one moved.No one spoke.Every pair of eyes settled on Mrs. Alvarez.She stood frozen beside the tea tray, her trembling hands clutching the edge of the table.For the first time since I had known her, she looked... afraid.Not nervous.Terrified.Xavier slowly lowered his phone.His face was unreadable again.Cold.Controlled.But I knew him well enough now to notice the tiny signs.The tightness in his jaw.The rigid set of his shoulders.The way his fingers curled slightly around the phone.He was angry.Not at Mrs. Alvarez.At whoever kept pulling us deeper into this nightmare.Mrs. Alvarez swallowed."Where... did that message come from?""No answer," Xavier said quietly."It came from the same number that's been contacting us."She closed her eyes for a moment.Almost as though she had expected this day to come.When she opened them again, they looked older somehow."I knew this wouldn't stay buried forever."The words settled

Anna's POVSleep never came.I lay awake staring at the ceiling while the events of the evening replayed over and over in my mind.Elena.Marcus.Mrs. Alvarez.The photograph.The message.She was always the real target.Those six words refused to leave my head.What if they were true?What if someone had been watching me long before I ever met Xavier?The thought made my skin crawl.I quietly slipped out of bed, hoping a walk would calm my thoughts.The mansion was silent.Moonlight spilled through the tall windows, painting silver patterns across the marble floor.For a moment, everything looked peaceful.Too peaceful.I wrapped my arms around myself and walked toward the balcony.The cool night air greeted me immediately.I closed my eyes.Trying to breathe.Trying to think.Trying to convince myself I wasn't afraid."You should be sleeping."His deep voice made me jump.I turned to find Xavier standing in the doorway.He wasn't wearing his suit anymore.Just black sweatpants and a