THE BILLIONAIRE’S HIDDEN HEARTAuthor: Esty’sCHAPTER 49 — PART 3THE PRICE OF FREEDOM“Then let us see how far your freedom can go.”The Forgotten’s voice echoed through the golden chamber.The words did not sound like a threat.They sounded like a promise.A terrible one.Hope stood at the center of the room, surrounded by thousands of forgotten children.Some were young.Some looked almost as old as Adrian.Some had silver hair.Some had eyes that seemed to contain entire galaxies.Others looked completely ordinary.That was what frightened Hope the most.They were not monsters.They were people.People who had been created, loved for a moment, feared, and then erased.And now they were standing before her.Waiting.Not for a queen.Not for a savior.For someone to finally admit that they had existed.Hope slowly looked around.“I remember enough now.”The silver-haired girl stepped forward.“You remember us?”Hope shook her head.“No.”The girl’s face fell.Hope reached for her ha
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