Chapter 5 - The Man Who Tried to Kill Adrian Returned for Me—And This Time, He Called Me by My Mother’s NameThe attack came two nights later.
I was leaving the private clinic when the lights went out.
Sofia shouted.
“Down!”
A bullet struck the wall.
Adrian appeared beside me instantly.
He pulled me behind him.
More shots followed.
His men returned fire.
Someone screamed.
Then silence.
A wounded attacker was captured.
He was dragged inside.
Adrian crouched in front of him.
“Who sent you?”
The man laughed.
Then he looked at me.
“Sarah.”
I froze.
That was my mother's name.
Adrian noticed.
“Why did you call her Sarah?”
The man smiled.
“Because she isn't Emily.”
My heart stopped.
“What?”
He looked at Adrian.
“Her mother never told her who she really was.”
Adrian grabbed his collar.
“What is her real name?”
The man laughed.
Then swallowed something hidden beneath his tongue.
His body went limp.
Dead.
I stood frozen.
Adrian looked at me.
“I'll find the truth.”
I whispered:
“What if I don't want it?”
He stepped closer.
“Then I won't force you.”
For the first time, I understood.
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He wasn't trying to own my life.
He was trying to protect my right to have one.
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