Chapter 9 - The Night Hunter Finally Told Lorenzo About TravisFor years, Hunter had avoided one name.
Travis.
The man who caused the fall.
The man who ran.
The man who disappeared.
Lorenzo knew only fragments.
One evening, Hunter finally told him everything.
“Travis pushed me.”
Lorenzo went still.
“During an argument?”
“Yes.”
“You were pregnant.”
“Yes.”
“And he left?”
“Yes.”
Lorenzo stood.
“Where is he?”
Hunter caught his hand.
“No.”
He looked at her.
“He hurt you.”
“I survived.”
“That isn't enough.”
“It is for me.”
He sat again.
She touched his face.
“I don't want revenge.”
“Why?”
“Because I already got something better.”
He looked at the children playing downstairs.
Hunter smiled.
“You.”
He closed his eyes.
Then kissed her.
Travis was eventually arrested.
Not by Lorenzo.
By police.
He had been using stolen identities.
The evidence was finally recovered.
Hunter testified.
Then she walked away.
No revenge.
No violence.
Just closure.
That night, she returned home.
Lorenzo was waiting.
He held out a glass of wine.
She shook her head.
“Pregnant.”
He blinked.
“Again?”
She laughed.
“No.”
She pointed to him.
“You forgot.”
He smiled.
“Right.”
They stood together by the fireplace.
Lily appeared.
“Mom!”
Hunter turned.
Lily ran toward her.
Behind her came Leo.
Then Mia.
Three children.
Three lives that had nearly been lost.
Lorenzo watched them.
He whispered,
“I still can't believe they're here.”
May you like
Hunter smiled.
“Neither can I.”
