Ariana returned home that evening with one thought repeating in her mind.Someone was watching her.She locked the apartment door behind her and stood there for a moment, listening to the silence.“Mommy!”Emma came running toward her.Ariana immediately dropped her handbag and opened her arms.“Come here, my baby.”Emma wrapped her arms around her waist.“You took too long.”“I’m sorry.”Ethan appeared from the living room.“Mom, can I show you something?”Ariana smiled.“Of course.”He grabbed her hand and pulled her toward the table.There was a chessboard in front of him.“I finally solved the puzzle you couldn’t solve.”Ariana laughed.“Oh, really?”“Yes.”“Then you must be smarter than Mommy.”“I already knew that.”She gasped dramatically.“Excuse me?”Emma giggled.For a few precious minutes, Ariana forgot about the office.Forgot about Victoria.Forgot about Damien.Forgot about the photograph.This was her safe place.Her children.The only people in the world she trusted co
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