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Chapter 15: Betrayed Again

Elena couldn't move.

Damian stood in front of her, his eyes fixed on the message displayed on her phone. For several seconds, neither of them spoke.

The question was simple.

But the look on Damian's face told her that the answer was anything but.

“What happened the night my mother died?”

Damian slowly looked at her.

“I told you, I don't know if she died.”

The words made Elena's heart stop.

“You just said—”

“I said someone wants you to believe she died.”

“Then why did you look terrified when you read the message?”

He didn't answer.

Elena stepped closer.

“Damian, I need the truth.”

“You need to understand that whoever sent this wants to turn you against me.”

“Maybe they don't have to.”

His expression tightened.

“Don't say that.”

“Why? Because it's true?”

“I have never betrayed you.”

“You kept my mother a secret from me.”

“Because I was trying to keep you alive.”

“You knew her. You knew my father. You knew I had been brought here as a child, and you still let me believe that my entire past was nothing but a collection of unanswered questions.”

Damian looked away.

“I wanted to tell you.”

“When?”

“When I knew enough to protect you from the consequences.”

Elena's eyes filled with tears.

“You don't get to decide what truths I can handle.”

He stepped toward her.

“I know.”

“Then tell me now.”

Damian remained silent.

That silence broke something inside her.

She picked up her phone and walked past him.

“Elena.”

She stopped at the door.

“If you leave this room angry, you're giving whoever sent that message exactly what they want.”

She turned around.

“And if I stay, I'm trusting a man who keeps secrets about my own family.”

His eyes darkened.

“I've never asked you to trust me blindly.”

“No. You just keep giving me reasons not to.”

She walked away.

For the first time since their marriage began, Damian didn't stop her.

The following morning, Elena woke to another message.

This one contained an address.

She recognized the location immediately.

It was the same place Adrian had sent her before disappearing.

Beneath the address were six words.

Come alone if you want answers.

Elena stared at the screen.

She knew it could be a trap.

But after everything Damian had hidden from her, she couldn't keep waiting for someone else to decide when she deserved the truth.

She dressed quickly and left her room.

As she reached the entrance, one of the guards stopped her.

“Mrs. Moretti, Mr. Moretti ordered that you aren't to leave.”

Elena looked at him.

“Then tell him I disobeyed.”

She walked past him.

But before she reached the gates, a black car stopped in front of her.

Damian stepped out.

His expression was cold.

“You're not going anywhere.”

Elena stared at him.

“You can't control me forever.”

“No.”

He moved closer.

“But I can stop you from walking into a trap.”

She looked at him with hurt in her eyes.

“Then tell me the truth.”

Damian's jaw tightened.

“I will.”

“When?”

He looked at her.

“Tonight.”

Elena frowned.

“What happens tonight?”

His eyes became darker.

“You'll finally learn what happened to your mother.”

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