Chapter 7 - Lucas Spent His First Night at Sebastian’s House, but He Found the Same Hospital Bracelet Hidden in His Father’s BedroomLucas visited the Moretti mansion.
He looked uncomfortable.
Too much marble.
Too many guards.
Too many memories that didn't belong to him.
Sebastian noticed.
“This doesn't have to be your home.”
Lucas looked surprised.
“What?”
“You can live wherever you want.”
Lucas nodded.
They walked through the house.
Sebastian showed him old photographs.
There were only a few.
Mostly Elena.
One photograph showed a pregnant woman.
Lucas stared.
“Is that her?”
Sebastian nodded.
“Your mother.”
“She looks happy.”
“She was.”
Lucas looked away.
Then he asked:
“What was she like?”
Sebastian smiled.
“She hated my cooking.”
Lucas laughed.
For the first time, father and son sounded like family.
Later, Lucas found the bracelet.
The same hospital bracelet Sebastian had worn around his wrist.
He stared.
“You kept this?”
Sebastian nodded.
“Every day.”
Lucas looked at the name.
Luca Moretti.
He touched it.
“My first name.”
“Yes.”
“Why did they change it?”
“To hide you.”
“From who?”
“Everyone.”
Lucas looked at him.
“Are you still in danger?”
Sebastian answered honestly.
“Yes.”
Lucas was quiet.
“Then maybe I shouldn't stay.”
Sebastian's face fell.
“You don't have to.”
Lucas looked toward the hallway.
“I need time.”
“You can have all of it.”
I watched them.
A father and son rebuilding seventeen missing years.
Not with money.
With patience.
That night, Lucas slept in the guest room.
At 2 a.m., the mansion alarm sounded.
Someone had entered the property.
A single envelope was left outside Lucas's door.
Inside was a photograph.
Elena.
Alive.
Standing beside a man.
That man was Sebastian's late brother.
Marco.
On the back:
SHE KNOWS WHERE THE BOY CAME FROM.
Lucas stared.
Sebastian looked at me.
“I thought Elena was dead.”
May you like
“Apparently not.”
The hunt for his mother had begun.
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