Chloe sat on the couch in the penthouse, the twins sleeping in their bassinets beside her as the news played on the TV. Damian sat beside her, one arm around her shoulders, the other hand resting on Elijah’s back. The screen showed police leading Damian’s mother out of her mansion in handcuffs, the footage from earlier that morning. The anchor’s voice was serious as she read the charges: conspiracy, tampering with medical records, attempted harm to the twins.Chloe watched in silence, the weight of months of fear finally lifting as the woman who had orchestrated so much of the pain was taken away. Relief flooded her chest, warm and overwhelming, like the first real breath she had taken in months. “They got her,” she whispered, voice thick with emotion. “After everything she did—the sabotage, the leaks, the threats—she’s finally facing it.”Damian pulled her closer, his hand stroking her arm in slow, soothing strokes. “They got Marcus too. Damian reached for the remote and lowered the
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