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The Name That Shouldn’t Exist

Author: Doriella Ray
last update publish date: 2026-06-20 17:36:34

The garden became silent.

Bianca stood frozen with the phone in her hand.

Matteo looked as though he has seen the name before.

Lucia’s heartbeat quickened.

Nobody moved.

Nobody spoke.

The second message remained on the screen.

A single name.

A name that should have been impossible.

A name connected to both the Morettis and the Romanos.

A name Lucia had known her entire life.

“What does it say?” she asked again.

Bianca slowly handed her the phone.

Lucia looked down.

The moment she read the messa
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