For months, life had been quiet.
Too quiet.
Danny and Claire settled into their coastal home, away from the shadows of cursed contracts and death.
The air smelled of sea salt, the sunsets were golden, and for the first time, they tasted the sweetness of freedom.
But even paradise… holds secrets.
One evening, as the waves crashed against the shore, Danny found an old, weathered box buried beneath the sands.
The wood was blackened, charred by time and the elements.
Curiosity gnawed at him.
He opened it.
Inside lay a single, untouched Fate Exchange contract… written in his own handwriting.
But he had no memory of ever signing it.
And worse—beneath his signature was the final line:
"Payment Due: Child Unborn."
Danny's heart stopped.
He turned to Claire.
Her hand rested gently over her belly, her eyes wide with shock.
Before he could even breathe, his phone buzzed.
📧 FROM: Unknown Sender"Did you really believe fate would let you go so easily? The final debt approaches… Tick. Tock."
🎬 [End of Chapter 19 – The Real Endgame Begins]