Se connecterThe room suddenly felt too quiet.Elena stared at the sealed envelope in Dominic’s hand while her heartbeat remained uneven.Nobody moved.Nobody spoke.Even Raphael looked tense now.Alexander stepped closer. “We don’t have to read it tonight if you’re still overwhelmed.”Elena shook her head weakly. “No…” Her fingers curled slightly into the rabbit’s worn fur. “I want to know.”Dominic studied her for a second before finally opening the envelope.Paper shifted softly inside the silent room.His eyes scanned the results once.Then stopped.For the first time since Elena met him, Dominic Whitmore looked visibly shaken.Noah immediately stepped forward. “What does it say?”Dominic lifted his eyes toward Elena.“Positive match.”Silence stretched.Complete silence.Elena stared at him blankly. Like her mind could not fully process the words.Positive match.Alexander exhaled and closed his eyes briefly like he had been holding his breath for hours.Raphael turned away and dragged a hand
Elena stood frozen near the penthouse entrance.Warm light spilled across the marble floors while quiet voices moved softly around her, but her body still felt cold from the rain.Home.The word still echoed faintly inside her chest. Not because it sounded unfamiliar but because it sounded dangerous. Like something she might lose if she believed in it too quickly.An older woman stepped toward her slowly from the hallway.Her hands trembled visibly.Tears already filled her eyes before she even reached Elena. “It’s really you…”Before Elena could react, the woman carefully touched her face like she was afraid Elena might disappear the moment she blinked. “You have your mother’s eyes.”Emotion flickered briefly across the woman’s expression so openly that Elena did not know how to respond.The woman looked at her like seeing her alive healed something painful inside her.Alexander stepped beside her. “This is Martha,” he said softly. “She worked for our family before you were born.”Ma
The underground hospital exit was already surrounded by black armored vehicles by the time Elena stepped outside.Rain poured heavily against the ground.Men in black suits moved quickly through the storm, speaking into earpieces while security guards watched every corner.Elena stopped walking the moment she saw the convoy.Her tired mind struggled to process the sight in front of her.Luxury SUVs lined the underground entrance. Armed guards stood beside bulletproof vehicles. Every movement around them looked controlled.Nothing about it felt normal.It did not look like brothers picking up their sister from a hospital.It looked like protection arranged for someone important.Alexander noticed her hesitation. “You’re safe,” he said quietly beside her.Safe.The word lingered awkwardly in Elena’s mind.Elena lowered her eyes to the coat resting around her shoulders.It still carried Alexander’s scent faintly.Clean. Warm. Masculine.Not Damian’s expensive cologne that always felt dis
Voices drifted through the darkness before Elena fully opened her eyes.“…stress levels are too high.”“She fainted from emotional exhaustion.” The words sounded far away at first.Then the sharp scent of antiseptic slowly pulled her back to reality.Elena’s head throbbed.She shifted weakly against the hospital bed and immediately felt something warm wrapped around her hand.Not a blanket.A hand.Strong fingers held hers carefully, almost cautiously, like the person was afraid she might disappear again.Elena’s lashes fluttered open.Bright hospital lights blurred above her before her vision finally steadied.Alexander sat beside her bed. The moment he noticed she was awake, his posture changed slightly. “You’re awake.”His voice remained calm, but Elena still caught the tension underneath it.The room slowly came back into focus after that.Six men. Still there.Noah stood near the window with his arms crossed tightly, his expression dark and restless.Dominic remained beside the w
“Move.” The voice was so cold that the entire hallway went silent.Then another voice came from behind it, tense and urgent. “Did you find our sister?”Elena frowned in confusion. Sister?The word barely settled in her mind before the hospital room door opened.Five men entered first. All tall. All dangerous. All dressed in black suits that screamed power and old money.Then the sixth man entered. The entire room changed the moment he stepped inside.The nurses near the doorway straightened nervously. Even Doctor Miz seemed caught off guard.The man was devastatingly handsome in a cold, dangerous way. Sharp jaw. Gray eyes. Dark coat fitted perfectly against his tall frame.Everything about him screamed control. Power. The kind of man who looked born to command rooms without raising his voice.His eyes moved across the room once before stopping on her. And then he went completely still.Her heart beat strangely because the way he looked at her…It didn’t feel like curiosity. It felt dee
The hotel room was too quiet.Elena sat alone at the edge of the king-sized bed, still wearing damp clothes from the rain. The city lights outside the floor to ceiling windows painted the room in cold shades of gold and gray.Luxury. Expensive. Beautiful. Her suitcase remained unopened near the door. She could not bring herself to unpack because unpacking would make this real.The divorce. The humiliation. Victoria returning. Damian letting her go without even trying to stop her.She stared at the gold Lancaster initials stamped onto the leather case for a long moment before turning away sharply.She suddenly hated the name.Hated how proudly she once carried it. Hated how desperately she fought to belong in a family that never truly accepted her.Her eyes drifted toward the wedding ring still resting on her finger.She pulled it off. The diamond caught the city lights briefly before she placed it on the bedside table.She slowly pulled the pregnancy test from her coat pocket again.







