the bloody marriage Chapter 10

10  The complete truth finally surfaced, bringing with it both unbearable pain and a chilling clarity.  Lives once vibrant were discarded into a raging river, but the truth refused to sink alongside them.  This was thanks to Marvin and Alan, two men who never gave up.  Online, the duo was hailed as real men, symbols … Read more

the bloody marriage Chapter 9

09  The girl in the dog cage was Alan’s daughter.  Alan had become a father late in life, cherishing his only child after losing his wife during childbirth due to complications from her advanced age.  His daughter was his world, receiving all the love and care he could give.  But the day after she started … Read more

the bloody marriage Chapter 8

08  The video picked up where the last one left off. Levi dragged the sobbing, struggling Vinnie into a room and tossed her onto a large bed.  He then kicked the dog cage in the corner, yanking out a terrified little girl by her hair and flinging her onto the bed as well  Two frightened … Read more

the bloody marriage Chapter 7

07  That night, Alan visited Marvin again.  He offered Marvin a cigarette, but Marvin didn’t take it.  He’d quit smoking back when I was pregnant.  “Terra doesn’t like it when I smoke. If I lit one up, would she come out and scold me?”  The thought brought a faint smile to his lips.  “Of course … Read more

the bloody marriage Chapter 6

06  The day after Karen and Levi were killed, Alan returned to the precinct with a breakthrough after a sleepless night.  “On the day of Vinnie’s disappearance, Karen was seen outside her kindergarten.”  That day. Marvin was supposed to pick up Vinnie, but Karen had leveraged her influence to force Marvin to meet her at … Read more

the bloody marriage Chapter 5

05  The case quickly took a dramatic turn.  Alan tracked down the retired coroner who had handled Vinnie’s autopsy. The man was frail and struggling to live in a care. facility.  “The report was fabricated,” he admitted. Levi had paid him handsomely for his silence.  The money was meant to save the coroner’s daughter, who … Read more

the bloody marriage Chapter 3

Q3  Peter’s son worked as an accountant for Levi’s company, but now he was missing.  With Levi and his sole heir dead, the remaining shareholders and relatives wasted no time tearing the company’s assets apart. When the police showed up, they were met with sheer disdain.  These upper–crust types, entrenched in layers of tangled interests, … Read more

the bloody marriage Chapter 2

02  Before Karen could even register shock, the long blade pierced her forehead.  “Go atone for your sins to my wife and daughter!”  Her blood splattered across Marvin’s face, painting him like a demon from the depths of hell  His deranged expression sent a chill down my spine, almost bringing me to tears.  More strikes … Read more

the bloody marriage Chapter 1

Q1  Three years ago, my daughter’s death broke me beyond repair. In the end, I succumbed to depression and took my own life.  Yet, for reasons unknown, I didn’t vanish after death. Instead, I remained bound to Marvin, my husband.  And something even stranger happened: I could hear his thoughts.  “Marvin, how do I look?”  … Read more