Todos los capítulos de The Bride in the Blackwood File : Capítulo 21 - Capítulo 30

Ava stared at the photograph. Her fingers went numb. Chloe. Her stepsister. The woman she'd grown up with. The woman who had stolen her fiancé. The woman who had stood beside Ethan at the altar while Ava's entire life collapsed. "No." The word escaped her lips. Lucas remained silent. Damien looked from the photograph to Ava. "Are you sure?" Lucas nodded. "Completely." Ava shook her head violently. "You're lying." "I wish I were." "Chloe is my father's daughter." Lucas's expression darkened. "That's what everyone wanted you to believe." Ava's heart pounded. "What are you saying?" Lucas stepped closer. "Chloe isn't your stepsister." Silence. Damien's eyes narrowed. "Explain." Lucas looked at Ava. "She's your twin." Ava's world stopped. "No." Ava backed away. "That's impossible." Lucas handed Damien the photograph. "Look at the date." Damien checked it. His expression changed. "October 14, 2002." Ava stared at him

Ava couldn't breathe.The woman standing beneath the moonlight looked exactly like the photographs.Damien's grandmother.The woman everyone had believed dead.The woman whose name had haunted the Blackwood family for decades.She smiled.Not warmly.Not kindly.Like someone who had finally won a game that had taken eighteen years to finish."Grandmother..."Damien's voice was barely recognizable.The woman tilted her head."You've grown."Damien raised his gun again."You died.""No."She took another step forward."I disappeared."Damien's jaw tightened."Why?""Because your grandfather wanted me dead."Ava looked at Daniel.He looked away.That single movement told her everything."You knew," she whispered.Daniel closed his eyes."I knew she survived.""You lied to us.""I was trying to protect you."A bitter laugh escaped Ava."Everyone says that."She looked at the woman."Who are you?"The woman smiled."Isn't it obvious?"She removed the black rose necklace from around her nec

The clock on Damien's dashboard showed 10:43 p.m.Thirty-seven minutes.That was all the time they had.Ava sat silently beside Damien as they drove through the dark city toward St. Mary's Hospital.Daniel was missing.Elena was supposedly waiting for them.And somewhere in the shadows, the Chairman was watching.Ava stared at the silver key in her palm.2-1-4.She couldn't stop thinking about the final message.Bring Ava to Room 214—or Daniel dies.She looked at Damien."What if it's a trap?""It is."She frowned."You say that like it's nothing.""It doesn't mean we have to walk into it blindly."He glanced at her."We're going to find your mother.""And my father."Ava nodded."And whoever is behind all of this."Damien's hands tightened around the steering wheel."Tonight."---St. Mary's Hospital appeared ahead.The building looked almost deserted.Only a few windows were illuminated.Damien slowed the car."Something's wrong."Ava looked toward the entrance."There are no securi

Ava couldn't breathe.Dad.The word echoed inside her head.The man in the memory.The black rose around his neck.The dark room.The little girl crying.It was all coming back.But none of it made sense.She pressed her hands against her temples."I remember him."Damien caught her before her knees gave way."Easy."Ava shook her head."No.""I need to remember.""You don't have to do this now.""Yes, I do."She looked at Elena."You said I was six."Elena nodded through her tears."What happened when I was six?"Elena looked toward Daniel.Daniel slowly lowered his eyes."The fire."Ava frowned."What fire?""The Blackwood estate burned.""Your mother was inside.""Emily disappeared.""And you..."Daniel's voice broke."You were found three days later."Ava stared at him."Three days?""You were unconscious.""When you woke up, you remembered nothing."A cold silence followed.Damien looked at Elena."Then why did you tell everyone she was born in 2002?""Because we had to."Elena l

Ava froze. Elena stood in the doorway. Her mother. The woman Ava had spent eighteen years believing was dead. The woman whose voice had haunted her memories. And now she was pointing a gun directly at her. "Mom..." Elena's hand trembled. "Move away from him." Ava looked down. Damien lay unconscious in her arms, blood staining his shirt. "I can't." "He's dangerous." "No." Ava shook her head. "You don't know him." Elena's eyes filled with tears. "I know exactly who he is." Victor slowly stepped out of the shadows. "Tell her." Elena looked at him. "Shut up." Victor smiled. "You've kept the truth from her long enough." Ava's eyes moved between them. "What's happening?" Elena's gun remained raised. "Leave the chapel." "I'm not leaving Damien." "He's not who you think he is." Ava shook her head. "Neither are you." The words hit Elena harder than a bullet. Her expression crumbled. "You have no idea what I've done to keep you alive." "Then tell me." "I can't