When Lies Crash

When Lies Crash

Madel Cerda

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The captain' s voice sliced through the cabin' s quiet hum, a familiar prelude to disaster. My husband, Alex, was at the controls, announcing an abrupt diversion from Los Angeles to New York. His reason? A 'medical emergency' for his dearest friend, Brittany, compelling us to land in Denver. My blood ran cold; this wasn't just déjà vu, it was my nightmare from a past life replaying, detail for excruciating detail. Last time, Alex' s toxic obsession with Brittany hijacked this very flight, making a cross-country journey hostage to his personal drama. He callously ignored a genuine onboard emergency-a stroke suffered by actor Julian Knight-despite my desperate pleas as a paramedic to land immediately. Alex' s reckless refusal led to Brittany' s 'emergency' being exposed as a self-inflicted sham, yet he still twisted everything. He systematically demolished my career and reputation, blaming me for every consequence and shamelessly claiming credit for the life-saving work I' d done. And when he was finally done breaking me, he staged a car accident, murdering me. I still felt the metallic crunch, the searing pain, followed by consuming darkness. Yet here I was, resurrected, seated on this precise flight, hearing his voice again. The chilling echo of 'Denver. Brittany.' consumed my thoughts, a stark reminder that I was reliving my end. But not this time. There would be no begging, no pleading, no quiet acceptance of victimhood. Alex Carter was about to meet an Evie Hayes he didn't kill, an Evie Hayes ready to fight.

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The captain' s voice sliced through the cabin' s quiet hum, a familiar prelude to disaster.

My husband, Alex, was at the controls, announcing an abrupt diversion from Los Angeles to New York.

His reason?

A 'medical emergency' for his dearest friend, Brittany, compelling us to land in Denver.

My blood ran cold; this wasn't just déjà vu, it was my nightmare from a past life replaying, detail for excruciating detail.

Last time, Alex' s toxic obsession with Brittany hijacked this very flight, making a cross-country journey hostage to his personal drama.

He callously ignored a genuine onboard emergency-a stroke suffered by actor Julian Knight-despite my desperate pleas as a paramedic to land immediately.

Alex' s reckless refusal led to Brittany' s 'emergency' being exposed as a self-inflicted sham, yet he still twisted everything.

He systematically demolished my career and reputation, blaming me for every consequence and shamelessly claiming credit for the life-saving work I' d done.

And when he was finally done breaking me, he staged a car accident, murdering me.

I still felt the metallic crunch, the searing pain, followed by consuming darkness.

Yet here I was, resurrected, seated on this precise flight, hearing his voice again.

The chilling echo of 'Denver. Brittany.' consumed my thoughts, a stark reminder that I was reliving my end.

But not this time.

There would be no begging, no pleading, no quiet acceptance of victimhood.

Alex Carter was about to meet an Evie Hayes he didn't kill, an Evie Hayes ready to fight.

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