Chapter 6 - The Daughter the Family ErasedChloe's world changed again.
She wasn't simply Rose Bennett's daughter.
She was Elena Moretti's daughter.
That made her Dominic's half-sister.
At first, the idea was unbearable.
Dominic couldn't look at her.
She couldn't look at him.
Everything between them suddenly felt wrong.
The kiss.
The trust.
The intimacy.
All of it.
But then Rose found another document.
The DNA report had been altered.
Chloe wasn't Elena's daughter.
Daniel had forged it.
The original test was different.
Chloe was Rose's daughter after all.
Daniel had created the false result to break them apart.
To make Dominic believe she was family.
It was another weapon.
Another lie.
Chloe sobbed with relief.
Dominic hugged her.
“Never let him make you doubt who you are.”
She smiled through tears.
“I won't.”
Then they found Marco.
He had been living under the name Michael Grant.
He had no memory of the Moretti family.
He agreed to meet Dominic.
The reunion was awkward.
Painful.
Beautiful.
Two brothers looking at each other after twenty-eight years.
Michael asked:
“Why didn't you find me?”
Dominic answered honestly.
“Because I didn't know you were alive.”
Michael nodded.
“I believe you.”
They hugged.
Daniel's family was collapsing.
The final piece was the trust.
Billions.
Hidden offshore.
Daniel needed Chloe to access it.
She refused.
Instead, she signed the assets into a foundation for victims of organized crime.
Daniel lost everything.
Federal agents arrested him.
The trial lasted months.
Rose testified.
Michael testified.
Dominic testified.
Chloe testified.
The Black Book destroyed Daniel's defense.
Every name.
Every payment.
Every lie.
The network fell.
By the end, Dominic walked away from the criminal world.
He sold the clubs.
The warehouses.
The hidden businesses.
He kept only the legitimate hotels.
And he made a decision.
He wanted a life.
A real one.
Chloe moved into a small house near the ocean.
She returned to school.
She studied accounting.
Just like her mother.
Rose was finally able to live openly.
Michael became part of the family.
The Moretti name slowly changed.
But one problem remained.
Dominic.
And Chloe.
They couldn't simply forget what they had become to each other.
They met every week.
Coffee.
Walks.
Dinner.
Slowly.
Carefully.
Then one evening, Dominic said:
“I love you.”
Chloe looked at him.
“I love you too.”
“I'm afraid.”
“So am I.”
“But I don't want fear deciding my life anymore.”
She smiled.
“Neither do I.”
They kissed.
This time, there was no gun.
No secret.
No threat.
Just choice.
Then Rose walked in.
“I knew this would happen.”
Chloe laughed.
“You've been spying?”
“I’m your mother.”
Dominic groaned.
May you like
Rose smiled.
“I approve.”
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