MasukAlessandra’s POV
“AND I KNOW WHO STOLE MY SISTER.”Paulit-ulit na nagre-replay sa isip ko ang mga salitang iyon.Sister?May kapatid ako?Hindi ko alam kung paano magre-react. Sa loob ng dalawampu't limang taon, ang alam ko lang ay ako ang anak na nawala, ang batang inagaw sa tunay niyang mga magulang, at ang babaeng lumaking nababalot ng kasinungalingan.Pero ngayon, may isa na namang katotohanang unti-unting lumalabas.I have aAlessandra’s POV“He said he came to kill his sister.”For a moment, nobody moved.I stared at the security guard, waiting for him to take back his words.But he didn't.“Who is he?” Damian demanded.“Adrian Monteverde, sir. He's currently standing in the east wing.”My heart pounded.Adrian.My twin brother.The little boy I had never met.The brother my mother had mourned for twenty-five years.And now, he was inside the same mansion, asking for me.But not to meet me.To kill me.“Alessandra, stay behind me,” Damian ordered.I grabbed his arm.“No. I want to see him.”“Sweetheart, this isn't safe.”“I've spent my entire life not knowing I had a brother. Now that he's finally here, I deserve to know why he wants me dead.”Damian looked into my eyes.He knew there was no changing my mind.
Alessandra’s POV“I'm sorry you had to discover everything this way.”The man's words echoed inside the mansion.I couldn't move.I couldn't even breathe properly.Sebastian.That was the name my mother had whispered moments ago.But why did he know so much about our family?And why did he look at me as if he had known me long before today?“I'm sorry, but who exactly are you?” I finally asked.He smiled faintly.“Sebastian Laurent.”I glanced at Isabella.Her expression had completely changed.“Father…”My eyes widened.Father?I looked between them.“Wait. He's your father?”Isabella nodded slowly.“Yes.”Sebastian turned toward her.“It's been a long time, Isabella.”She stepped backward.“Don't pretend you care about me.”His smile disappeared.“I n
Alessandra’s POV“He switched the mothers, too.”Parang biglang tumigil ang mundo ko nang marinig ko ang mga salitang iyon.I looked at the young woman standing in front of Victoria.Her eyes were filled with anger, pain, and years of unanswered questions.“What do you mean?” tanong ni Victoria, halos hindi marinig ang boses.The young woman took a deep breath.“Richard didn't just switch two babies. He made sure that the wrong mothers raised the wrong children.”Napahawak ako sa braso ni Damian.This was getting more complicated than I had ever imagined.“What's your name?” tanong ko.She turned toward me.For a moment, she simply stared at my face.Then she answered.“Isabella.”Isabella.The name sounded familiar, but I couldn't remember where I had heard it.“I'm Isabella Laurent,” dagdag niya. “And according to the woman who ra
Alessandra’s POV“AND I KNOW WHO STOLE MY SISTER.”Paulit-ulit na nagre-replay sa isip ko ang mga salitang iyon.Sister?May kapatid ako?Hindi ko alam kung paano magre-react. Sa loob ng dalawampu't limang taon, ang alam ko lang ay ako ang anak na nawala, ang batang inagaw sa tunay niyang mga magulang, at ang babaeng lumaking nababalot ng kasinungalingan.Pero ngayon, may isa na namang katotohanang unti-unting lumalabas.I have a sister.At kung totoo ang lahat ng ito, ibig sabihin, hindi lang pala ako ang sanggol na ninakaw noong gabing ipinanganak ako.“Alessandra!”Napalingon ako nang marinig ang boses ni Damian.Lumapit siya sa akin at agad na inalis ang tali sa mga kamay ko.“Are you okay, sweetheart?”Umiling ako habang mahigpit siyang niyakap.“Damian… may kapatid pala ako.”Hinaplos niya ang buhok ko.“I heard everything.”I
Alessandra’s POV“Alessandra might not be the only child we lost that night.”Paulit-ulit na umalingawngaw sa isip ko ang sinabi ni Victoria.Daniel stared at her in disbelief.“What do you mean?”Victoria's hands trembled as she held her phone.“Someone just called me. She said she was the one who switched the babies twenty-five years ago.”Daniel's expression changed.“Switched the babies?”Tumango siya habang unti-unting pumapatak ang luha sa kaniyang mga mata.“Hindi lang si Alessandra ang sanggol na ipinanganak noong gabing iyon.”For a moment, walang nakapagsalita.Then Daniel grabbed her shoulders.“Victoria, tell me everything.”“I gave birth that night, Daniel.”Nanlaki ang mga mata nito.“What?”Victoria covered her mouth.“Before Richard took Elena's daughter, I was also pregnant. I gave birth to a baby girl on N
Alessandra’s POV“Your real mother isn't the only person I kept alive.”Nanlamig ang buong katawan ko nang marinig ang mga salitang iyon mula kay Richard.I looked at the security camera above the door, then back at the man standing in front of me.“W-What do you mean?”Richard simply smiled.“Curiosity runs in the family. Just like your mother.”“Stop calling her that!” sigaw ko. “You have no right to call anyone my family!”His smile slowly disappeared.“Still stubborn. I wonder where you got that attitude.”“Let us go!”I struggled against the ropes binding my wrists, but the more I moved, the tighter they became.The woman standing a few feet away from me stepped forward.“Richard, please. She's your daughter.”He turned toward her.“And you're still as foolish as you were twenty-five years ago, Elena.”Elena.My biological moth







