Anabella’s Pov.The morning light streamed through the tall glass windows of the mansion, golden rays spilling over the marble floors, softening what still felt like a prison to me.Peter’s laughter echoed faintly across the hall. He was crouched near the fountain inside the garden, tracing his fingers through the water, his small voice humming a tune only he knew. Two guards stood close by, dressed sharply in black suits, their presence constant, suffocating. They pretended not to notice him, but their eyes missed nothing.I sat on the sofa, hands clasped tightly on my lap, back straight, heart hollow. Watching my son laugh should have filled me with warmth. Instead, the sound was a knife twisted inside my chest. Because I knew he was laughing in a cage, his innocence fenced in by men with guns, his childhood stolen by Daniel’s obsession.Every time I looked at the guards, at the locked doors, at the walls that looked more like chains than safety, I wanted to scream. But I stayed qui
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