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EpilogueFour Years Later.Sienna’s POVI looked at myself in the mirror, and then my gaze shifted to the artist putting on my makeup. My chest felt heavy, my throat tight. She glanced up at me, and when our eyes met, I glared at her. She quickly looked away. I hated how everything is todayThe door to the dressing room opened, and Noah walked in. His suit was neat, and he looked too calm compared to how I felt.“Wow, you look great!” he grinned at me.I snapped my head toward him. “Are you supposed to say that? I mean why? Why do I have to get married suddenly? Is Dad crazy? I just came back to Italy two days ago, and now he is marrying me off to someone I don’t even know? Does he even think at all?” My words rushed out of me, my voice shaking.“Calm down and breathe. You’re getting older, you’re turning twenty-six soon, and you don’t even have a boyfriend. So I think this is the best option. Look at me, I married two years ago. We are twins for God’s sake!” he snapped back at me.“I
Chapter 119FINALSienna's POVSomething cold splashed on my skin, making my body stiffen. I turned around, struggling to move from wherever I was, but something kept shifting and pulling me in a weird way.My eyes fluttered open slowly. The vision I saw was the land below. My head pounded as memories rushed back—something had hit my neck earlier. Lucas’s son had kidnapped me.My heart raced painfully. I tried to look up but I couldn’t. My head tilted down and I froze when I saw I was tied, hanging from above.Even though water dripped from my face and soaked my hair, I could still feel beads of sweat forming all over me. Panic pressed into me harder than anything else. If the rope tied to my leg snapped, I would surely die.I looked at the ground again. It was so far down. My stomach turned painfully. How am I supposed to escape this?Lorenzo. I never got to talk to him, I hope I don’t get killed.“Are you seriously ignoring me?” Lucas’s son’s voice cut through the air, and my head s
Chapter 118Sienna POVI swallowed hard as I stood in front of the orphanage. My mum didn’t want me to come here, she begged me not to, but this was the only thing in my head. The truth about my birth. I didn’t even know if I was more mad or sad at them for keeping my real story from me.But the only thought that kept pulling me apart right now was Lorenzo. Every time my mind flicked to him, something painful churned in my chest. It was like my heart was being twisted. I pressed my palm against my chest, breathing unevenly, and forced myself to walk into the orphanage.A woman at the desk looked up and smiled politely.“Welcome ma, please what can we do for you?”My hand trembled as I reached into my bag. I pulled out the picture of me as a baby. My mum gave it to me, she said she took it when I was very young. My throat tightened as I pushed it forward.“Please… do you remember who dropped this baby? Has she ever been here? I heard she would be here today.” My voice cracked with despe
Chapter 117Lorenzo POV“Alice?” My chest felt tight as the word left my mouth. What’s happening? Why is she… here?“Are you…?” The words cut off as I stared at her in shock. She moved closer, slow, deliberate.Something ran through my chest. Was it fear? Relief? I couldn’t tell. She wasn’t supposed to be alive. Weren’t we all told she was dead? Why is she standing here now?“Lorenzo,” she called, her voice soft, making me look directly at her. “I’m sorry I vanished all this while… it’s been a long story.” She finally stopped in front of me.“Are you for real? You didn’t die?” My voice came out low, barely above a whisper, as I tried to process her presence.“I didn’t,” she said. “I was in the US all this time. I changed my identity, my name. Most of the time, I went out with a mask so I wouldn’t be recognized.” Her voice sounded low, heavy with regret.“But why?” I muttered, eyes fixed on hers. Why did she have to disappear like this? She could have just lived here, like everyone els
Chapter 116Sienna POV.Something hard rang into my head, and my eyes fluttered open slowly. My vision was blurry at first, shapes spinning around me, then after some seconds everything became clearer.I pushed myself up a little, my body weak, and leaned back against the wall for support. The coldness of the wall pressed against my spine. I looked around the room–it was empty—only me inside.My head was spinning madly. I pressed both my palms to my temples, squeezing my head hard as if I could hold the pain inside. My chest tightened, and I whimpered. Tears slipped from my eyes, warm against my cheeks.It was not a dream. It was reality. A cruel reality I never thought I would face. The truth that my mum is not my real mum. And Lorenzo…Another tear slid down my face. My throat felt like it was closing. "It hurts," I whispered, clutching my chest with one trembling hand. A scream ripped out of me, raw and loud, echoing in the room. My skull felt like it would burst, but I didn’t care
Chapter 115Sienna POV.“I love you.” His words from earlier kept echoing in my head as I walked back toward the center. My stomach felt twisted up, and my chest was burning with excitement so strong I thought I might just die in the next few minutes.I had left his office right after he got a call. I only wanted him to ask me out, not to propose, but hearing those three words from his mouth was enough to make me feel like a child running with joy. I actually did jump as I rushed down the hallway, my legs too restless to walk.I stopped at the door of the center, pressing my palms against it and trying to calm my red face. My heart was still pounding fast, and my cheeks burned. But I couldn’t calm down. No matter how many breaths I took, I just couldn’t.“I love you.” The words played again in my mind, and a smile slipped from my lips before I could stop it. Did he even know how long I had waited for him to say this? How many nights I wished for this moment? And now that I heard it, I