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Chapter 16: Vanessa

Author: Cold Storm
last update Last Updated: 2025-07-06 17:38:53

The house was quiet again by the time I heard Alessandro's office door close.

I waited another hour before I dared to move, listening to the sounds of his men leaving. Cars start in the underground garage. The elevator doors are closing.

Finally, silence.

I slipped out of my room and padded down the hallway to check on Aria. The nursery was dark except for the soft glow of the nightlight, and she was sleeping peacefully.

She looked so much like her father. The same dark hair, the same stubborn chin.

The same innocence that would be destroyed if I completed my mission.

"I'm sorry," I whispered to her sleeping form. "I'm so sorry for what I have to do."

But even as I said the words, I knew they were lies.

I wasn't sorry enough to stop.

I made my way to the kitchen, needing something to occupy my hands. Mrs. Ciro had left everything spotless, as usual. The moonlight streaming through the windows cast long shadows across the marble countertops.

I was reaching for a glass when I heard foot
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