### **CHAPTER 7: THE OTHER WOMAN**
**9:00 PM - Motel Starlight**
Daniel watched Claire enter Room 214. Through the thin walls:
*"He's remembering,"* she hissed.
*"Good,"* replied a male voice—**not Dr. Mark's.**
The door opened. **Ethan Cole stepped into the hall,** smirking at Daniel's hiding spot.
**Flashback:**
*The child clutches a bloody pearl earring. The shadow's wedding ring flashes. "Now we're partners," he whispers.*