All Chapters of THE WIFE WHO STOLE HIS HEART: Chapter 61 - Chapter 62

The call came exactly twelve minutes after Sophia disappeared with Emma. I timed it perfectly—long enough for panic to set in, short enough to prevent any real rescue attempts. Forty-seven years in corporate warfare has taught me that timing is everything when you're closing the deal that matters most."Elena." I didn't bother with pleasantries as my sister answered on the first ring. "I assume you've discovered Emma is missing."The silence that followed was pure Romano—my sister calculating her response with the same cold intelligence that had kept her in power for decades."Thomas." Her voice carried forty years of steel. "Where is my great-granddaughter?""Safe. For now." I walked to the window of my downtown office, looking out at the Seattle skyline where somewhere below, the Romano empire was finally within my grasp. "But her continued safety depends entirely on your next decision.""What decision?"I smiled, savoring this moment I'd been orchestrating for three years. "The dec