Chapter 6 - Luca Took My Baby Into His Arms and Swore No One Would Ever Turn Her Into a Weapon Again—Then His Enemy Called to Demand HerWe moved into a secure estate.
The baby was named Sophia.
Luca insisted the name suited her.
I wanted something gentle.
Something untouched by the family history.
Sophia.
Hope.
We stayed in a protected wing.
Luca slept in a chair outside the nursery.
I asked:
“Why don't you leave?”
He looked at the baby.
“Because I've already lost too many family members.”
I understood.
Then the call came.
Victor.
“You have the child.”
Luca answered.
“Yes.”
“You know what she is.”
“Yes.”
“Give her to me.”
“No.”
Victor laughed.
“She doesn't belong to you.”
Luca looked at me.
“She belongs to her mother.”
Victor's voice became colder.
“The child belongs to the family.”
I took the phone.
“No.”
Silence.
“You're Emma Bell?”
“Yes.”
“You are the reason this bloodline survived.”
“I don't care.”
“You should.”
“I don't.”
“Then watch what happens to everyone you love.”
The call ended.
I shook.
Luca took the phone.
He looked at me.
“Don't let him inside your head.”
“I don't know how.”
“I do.”
He held out his hand.
I took it.
For the first time, I realized I didn't want to face this alone.
Not anymore.
Derek was arrested.
Brittany left the city.
The hospital doctor cooperated with investigators.
The records were secured.
But Victor remained free.
And Charlotte was still missing.
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We needed to find her.
Before he did.
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