Amber POV I stared at my grandfather in silence. Every answer he gave seemed to create ten more questions. For years, I had assumed my kidnapping was an isolated incident. A tragedy. A crime committed by opportunists who saw a vulnerable child and took advantage of the situation. Now I wasn't so sure. Now it felt like another piece of a much larger puzzle. Grandfather leaned back against the hospital bed, exhaustion visible on his face. The conversation was clearly taking a toll on him, but he continued anyway. "When you disappeared, I searched everywhere." His voice was quiet. Painfully quiet. "You have no idea how many people were looking for you, Amber." I swallowed hard. "I hired private investigators. Security firms. Former military personnel. I contacted every business partner, every government official I knew. I even offered rewards." His hand tightened around mine. "And still, there was nothing." The room fell silent. Only the rhythmic beeping of the monitors
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