Elizabeth POV “Hello, beautiful daughter-in-law.” The words slithered through the air like poison, freezing me where I stood. My mouth fell open in a silent gasp. Paul Reed — alive, breathing, standing right in front of me like some nightmare that refused to die. I blinked hard, once, twice, three times, desperately hoping my eyes were playing cruel tricks on me. But no. He was real. His face was a map of scars now, deep jagged lines cutting across his skin like someone had tried to carve him up and failed. He leaned heavily on a wooden cane, his posture twisted, but his eyes… those eyes were the same. Cold. Calculating. Evil. “You…” A broken sob tore out of my throat before I could stop it. Daniella immediately started wailing in my arms, her tiny body curling tighter against my chest as if she could feel the danger rolling off him. Liam tugged frantically at my free arm, his small fingers digging in with panic. “Mum? Mum, what’s wrong?” “I thought… I thought you were…,”
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