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Mira's P.O.V“Rafael… answer me,” I said the moment the door finally slammed shut behind us. My voice was raw, shaking. “You heard what he said. You heard every word Matteo threw at me. So tell me—tell me he lied.”Rafael didn’t respond.He locked the deadbolt twice, shoulders rigid, breathing hard. I watched his hands—they were shaking. His knuckles were torn from holding the door against Matteo.Alina whimpered quietly against my chest, her little fist curling into my blouse. She was frightened. I was terrified.“Rafael,” I whispered, stepping closer, “look at me. Please.”“I’m trying to think,” he muttered, running a hand through his hair.“No,” I corrected, voice cracking. “You’re trying to decide whether to lie to me.”His jaw tightened.I clutched Alina closer, feeling her tiny heartbeat flutter. “You didn’t deny it. You didn’t deny anything he said. Not once.”“Mira—”“He said my mother caused Luca’s sister’s death.” My breath turned shallow. “He said she betrayed her. Betrayed

Mira's P.O.V“Luca… what do you mean my father knows the truth?”I could barely form the words. My voice came out thin, like it didn’t belong to me.Luca didn’t look away.He didn’t flinch.He didn’t soften the blow.“He was there,” he said quietly. “The night everything happened.”My pulse spiked painfully. “That’s impossible.”“It’s not.”“My father would never—”“He did,” Luca cut in, firm but calm. “He was involved whether he wanted to be or not.”I shook my head. “No. You’re talking about the man who stopped his life to raise me. The man who sacrificed everything for our family. He wouldn’t hide something like this. Not from me.”“He hid it from everyone,” Luca replied. “Including me.”Alina shifted in his arms, tiny fingers curling into his shirt. Luca instinctively held her closer, like she was the only thing tethering him to the ground.“Mira,” he added softly, “you’ve spent your whole life believing your parents were perfect.”“I never said perfect,” I whispered.“You treated