Husband and Brother-in-Law Novel The Wall of Concrete Secrets

My best friend and I were dismembered and sealed into a concrete wall.
My husband and his brother were busy helping his precious what-if girl look for her missing cat.
Before I died, I called my husband, the Homicide Captain.
All I got was his harsh rebuke.
Enough of your ridiculous games, for God's sake! Chloe's cat is missing near her apartment building, God knows if it's hurt. I don't have time for your little dramas right now.
Two weeks later, the police discovered two female corpses encased in concrete at a construction site.
After the bodies were brought to the morgue,
My brother-in-law, the Medical Examiner, pieced them together for a full day and night.
They analyzed every shred of evidence on the bodies.
Yet neither of them realized the victims were their most despised family membersme, and my best friend..
1.
When my best friend and I were being dismembered and sealed into the concrete wall,
2.
My husband was accompanying his high school crush as she took a rescued stray cat for a vet check-up.
He showed up late to the crime scene after receiving the call,
still holding a cat teaser from the pet clinic..
3.
It looked utterly ridiculous amidst the stench and horror of the crime scene.
4.
My husbands gaze fell on the two bodies, and he frowned.
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"Two victims this time?"
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My brother-in-law, the ME, looked up, his expression grave.
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"Initial assessment suggests two females, aged between 20 and 30. Based on decomposition, time of death was likely around two weeks ago."
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"The bodies are severely mutilated, bones shattered. Identifying them precisely will depend on reconstruction and further analysis."
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The bodies were taken back to the station.
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My brother-in-law and other colleagues worked for over ten hours.
11.
Finally, they managed to reconstruct the shattered remains.
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"Victims' bones were extensively fractured, indicating significant torture before death. Traces of corrosive acid were found in the intestines. Almost every bone was broken. The fatal injury appears to be ligature marks from a guitar string around the neck."
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"Most notably, the eyes are missing."
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My brother-in-law continued working without pause.
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Until he extracted something resembling infant bones and a placenta from one of the bodies.
16.
Everyone in the room instantly paled.
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My unflapped brother-in-law finally broke, vomiting into a nearby trash can.
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I watched his distress from above, a bitter taste rising in my throat.
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Does it turn your stomach? That was your nephew your own flesh and blood.
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"He was several months along. He had a full skeleton. But he never got to see this world."
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My husband added grimly, "One of the victims was pregnant."
22.
My brother-in-law pushed himself upright.
23.
His eyes were bloodshot behind his mask, fists clenched.
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Shaking with rage: The bastard who did this deserves hell. I hope the families never find outhow could they ever recover from this?"
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Hearing that, I desperately hoped my husband and brother-in-law would never learn it was us lying there.
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Because at least they could feel grief for strangers.
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If they knew, theyd probably just feel more disgusted.
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"I'll expedite the tests, notify you as soon as I have results."
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My husband glanced at his watch. "I'll come with you. Need to check nearby hospitals for missing pregnant women."
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Just then, a colleague stopped my husband.
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He handed over a small, delicate box.
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"Captain, heard Anna's pregnant. My wife insisted I give you this. Just some little things for the baby, hope you don't mind."
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My husband froze. "Who said she's pregnant?"
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The colleague looked bewildered, scratching his head.
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"It's all over the station spouses' chat. Isn't it true?"
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Hearing "spouses' chat," my husband sneered. "Shes always pulling these stunts, thinking itll make me forgive her. It just makes me sicker."
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The colleague looked awkward.
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He ventured hesitantly, "But what if it is true? Who would joke about something like that..."
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My husband cut him off, his tone ironclad.
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"Impossible. Id know if she were pregnant. I dont want to hear any more of these rumors. Understood?"
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"Understood, sir!"
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Yeah. I laughed at myself softly.
It suddenly hit mehe really didnt know.
I remember the day I found out I was pregnant.
I waited up late for him, and he finally came home exhausted.