Chapter 6 - Adrian Took Me to His Family’s Estate—Then His Mother Saw My Face and Whispered the Name I Hadn’t Heard Since ChildhoodAdrian's mother lived outside Chicago.
Her name was Elena Duca.
She was elegant.
Older.
And terrifyingly observant.
The moment she saw me, she dropped her teacup.
“Sarah?”
I froze.
Adrian stared at her.
“Mother.”
Elena approached me.
She touched my face.
Then began crying.
“You survived.”
I couldn't breathe.
“Survived what?”
Elena looked at Adrian.
“Your father never knew.”
“What are you talking about?”
She told me everything.
My mother had once worked for the Duca family.
She had discovered that several powerful men were stealing money from Adrian's father.
When she threatened to expose them, they tried to kill her.
She escaped with me.
But someone found us.
My mother disappeared.
And I was placed under another identity.
Emily Bennett.
The woman I believed I was had never been the whole truth.
I wasn't merely connected to the Duca family.
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My mother had been the person who saved Adrian's father.
And the enemies who had hunted her were still alive.
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