All Chapters of The Wife He Betrayed: Chapter 61 - Chapter 65

The vibration beneath the earth lasted only a second.Then...Nothing.The six security men stood motionless, their eyes fixed on the patch of soaked ground.Rainwater continued flowing gently across the grass as though nothing had happened.Moses slowly raised a clenched fist.No one spoke.One of the younger guards whispered,"Was it an earthquake?"Moses shook his head."No."He crouched again, pressing both palms against the wet soil.Earthquakes didn't stop that abruptly.This...Had rhythm.Someone...Or something...Had moved beneath them.Nearly thirty kilometres away, the engines of Obadiah's convoy came to life.Alex climbed into the front passenger seat of the lead Land Cruiser alongside David.Patricia and Alison occupied the second row.Inspector Bethwel entered another vehicle with two trusted detectives who had remained loyal throughout the investigation.Joel and Dr. Margaret travelled with Ezekiel.Obadiah remained in the final vehicle.He had insisted on it."If we'r

The gloved hand stopped barely an inch from Glen's shoulder.Another hand seized the man's wrist.Hard.The two figures froze.Neither had expected the other.Hidden behind a thicket of dripping cypress, Moses stared into the eyes of a stranger dressed in dark waterproof clothing.For a split second, neither moved.Then Moses twisted the man's arm violently.The operative grunted in pain."Glen!"Moses roared."Run!"The boy instinctively scrambled away from the concrete hatch, clutching his sketchbook to his chest.The operative lashed out with his free elbow, striking Moses across the jaw.Both men crashed into the soaked undergrowth.The forest exploded into movement.At the main house...Rose heard the shout.Then another."North fence!"Every security guard on the estate reacted instantly.Weapons came up.Boots thundered across the wet compound.Faith looked toward the door."Was that Uncle Moses?"Rose's heart skipped.She forced herself to smile."It probably was."But her han