Chapter 7 - The Island Where My Mother Had Been ForgottenWe reached the island before sunrise.
There was an abandoned monastery overlooking the sea.
Inside, we found old photographs.
My mother.
Maria.
Me.
Our childhood.
My mother had preserved everything.
Then we found a locked room.
The door opened with Lily's pendant.
Inside was a small wooden box.
A letter sat on top.
My beloved children,
If you found this, then one of you survived.
I am sorry.
I tried to find you.
I never stopped.
The evidence inside this box will expose Bellini.
But don't seek revenge.
Choose family.
Maria cried.
I couldn't move.
Under the letter was another photograph.
My mother holding Maria.
And beside her stood a young boy.
Me.
She had written:
My children are my greatest treasure.
Then the monastery doors exploded.
Bellini's men stormed inside.
We ran.
The island became a battlefield.
Victor, my oldest lieutenant, protected Lily.
Maria carried the evidence.
I fought my way toward the docks.
Bellini himself appeared.
He was old.
But his eyes were unchanged.
“You grew into your father.”
“You destroyed him.”
“He refused to understand power.”
“You destroyed my mother.”
“She was collateral.”
I raised my gun.
He smiled.
“Kill me.”
I lowered it.
“You're going to live long enough to answer for everything.”
Police sirens sounded in the distance.
Maria had contacted authorities.
Bellini was arrested.
But before they took him away, he looked at Lily.
“You still don't know what she is.”
I stepped between them.
“She is my family.”
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Bellini laughed.
“You'll learn.”
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