Obedience No More He's the One I Deserved novel Chapter 102

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The meaning was clear. Ethan wanted Dawn to hear everything. Her palms pressed tightly together as her heartbeat thudded in her chest.

Tony’s voice came through steady but rough at the edges. “His name is Donald MacTowerfall. Born outside Northville. Parents died when he was a kid. Spent time in prison for theft.

“His wife left him for someone else. No kids. No family. No roots. No place we can trace him back to.

“And even if we did,” Tony added, “we’ve got nothing that proves he’s the one who grabbed Ms. Porter.”

There was frustration in Tony’s voice as he laid out his simple report.

Ethan’s eyes slid toward Dawn, watching for her reaction.

Her lashes hung low, her face unreadable.

After a pause, he asked, “Any ties to Wendy?”

“No. I checked. They never even crossed paths.”

“What about Lucas?”

“Even less. No connection at all.”

Ethan leaned back in his seat, his brow folding.

If that was true, then neither of them had any link to this man. Maybe that was something Dawn could live with. He turned his gaze to Dawn

“You have someone check out his old place?”

“Yeah,” Tony said.

“It’s a wreck. Looks like only rats would make a home there.”

A man fresh out of prison, broke and adrift, was not so different from a rat anyway.

Ethan’s eyes sharpened, cold and bright. “Keep working with the police. But Donald MacTowerfall … I don’t care if even if he’s living under a stone now. Find him.”

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“Yes, sir.” The call ended abruptly.

The car sank into silence.

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Dawn finally spoke, her voice faint. “If we can’t do anything to him even if we find him, maybe it’s not worth the chase.”

She understood, in that moment, why people lied to spare others.

Some truths were too heavy to carry.

Ethan turned his head, studying her in the dim light. Her face looked softer than usual, quiet, almost resigned. She looked like she wanted to stop fighting.

She said nothing else all the way home.

When they pulled into the driveway, Ethan shut off the engine but didn’t move. He sat watching her.

“Dawn.”

“Yes?”

She lifted her head, then dropped it again. “I’m fine,” she whispered. “I was just thinking about yesterday. I just need a minute.”

“Are you sure?”

“Yeah. I’m sure.”

“Then let’s go

inside.”

He got out first, his stride long and sure. He opened her door, his voice low and rough. “I forgot something. Come with me. I’ll give it to you.”

She tilted her chin up to see him.

The porch light spilled down, wrapping his figure in warm gold. The glow ran across his shoulders and fell across her face.

Half bright. Half shadow.

The sight looked unreal, like a memory she was afraid to touch.

Her eyes flickered as she blinked herself back.

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“Oh. Okay… what is it?”

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She unbuckled her seatbelt and stepped out, her words stumbling as she tried to ease the weight in the air. “I don’t even remember leaving anything with you.”

Inside, Ethan walked beside her, catching the faint flush that had crept up her ears.

Ah, Ms. Porter.

You get shy very easily, even if I do say so myself.

A soft laugh slipped from him, his eyes gentling with it.

Hannah saw them at once and hurried to set the table. She switched up the menu every day, but the food always came out perfect. Dawn ate more than she meant to every single time, and every single time she regretted it.

Hannah only smiled at her.

“What’s the point of life if you’re not enjoying good food?

“Eat more, sweetheart. You’re too thin. You’ll feel stronger with a little more weight. Less sick

too.

“And besides, you didn’t eat much. This is a normal plate. Look at us. We’re eating more than

you.

“Really?” Dawn asked, unsure.

“Really,” Hannah said.

“Really,” Ethan echoed.

“Right.”

Dawn knew they were humoring her, but it didn’t matter. Food always lightened her mood. By the end of dinner, the heaviness in her chest had eased.

Later, after a hot shower, she remembered Ethan had said he had something for her.

She slipped out of her room and followed the low sound of his voice. The words rolled steady from the study.

She pushed the door open just as he ended a call. Her eyes lit as she peeked in. “Hey. Can I

come in?”

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Ethan stood by his desk, one hand still holding his phone, the other shoved deep into his pocket.

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