Chapter 30

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Maya's POV
22nd August 2026
Saturday

Skype buffered, and then Smackle popped up on Riley's computer screen. Her face was covered by a balaclava.

"Have they found anything about Zay?" Riley asked, while Luke snuggled up next to his Aunt in his penguin onesie. Hope was sleeping with her head on my lap, and I was elegantly braiding her long golden locks.

Suddenly, a man came into view on the screen, and wrapped his arms around Smackle.

I instantly ran out the living room, my heart beat drumming against skin. My breaths were short, as if my lungs had stopped working. Gasps released from my throat as I burst into the bathroom and slumped to the floor, burying my face in my hands.

What was my rapist doing in my Skype call?

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