{"id":194,"date":"2026-09-12T11:58:03","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T11:58:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fantatv.com\/series\/the-boys-stopped-the-gala\/chapter-2-the-question-that-silenced-the-room\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T11:58:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T11:58:03","slug":"chapter-2-the-question-that-silenced-the-room","status":"publish","type":"sr_chapter","link":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/?sr_chapter=chapter-2-the-question-that-silenced-the-room","title":{"rendered":"CHAPTER 2. THE QUESTION THAT SILENCED THE ROOM"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Daniel slowly stood.<\/p>\n

Yes.<\/p>\n

Why?<\/p>\n

The older boy reached into his jacket and pulled out a folded photograph.<\/p>\n

He handed it to Daniel.<\/p>\n

Daniel opened it.<\/p>\n

The picture showed a young woman standing beside him years earlier.<\/p>\n

Claire.<\/p>\n

A woman Daniel had loved before she disappeared from his life.<\/p>\n

His hands tightened around the photograph.<\/p>\n

Where did you get this?<\/p>\n

The boy answered.<\/p>\n

Our mom gave it to us.<\/p>\n

Daniel stared at both children.<\/p>\n

What is your mother’s name?<\/p>\n

The younger boy whispered.<\/p>\n

Claire Bennett.<\/p>\n

Behind Daniel, several guests gasped.<\/p>\n

The dark-haired woman immediately stepped forward.<\/p>\n

This is ridiculous.<\/p>\n

Daniel turned toward her.<\/p>\n

Do you know them?<\/p>\n

She hesitated.<\/p>\n

That hesitation was enough.<\/p>\n

Daniel looked back at the boys.<\/p>\n

Where is your mother?<\/p>\n

The older child lowered his eyes.<\/p>\n

She said if anything happened, we had to find you.<\/p>\n

Daniel stopped breathing.<\/p>\n

Then he asked the question everyone in the ballroom was already thinking.<\/p>\n

Why me?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Daniel slowly stood. Yes. Why? The older boy reached into his jacket and pulled out a folded photograph. He handed it to Daniel. Daniel opened it. The picture showed a young woman standing beside him years earlier. Claire. A woman Daniel had loved before she disappeared from his life. His hands tightened around the photograph. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","class_list":["post-194","sr_chapter","type-sr_chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/sr_chapter\/194","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/sr_chapter"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/sr_chapter"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=194"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/sr_chapter\/194\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}