Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Billionaire's Secret Heir: Kabanata 41 - Kabanata 48

The journey back to the city was silent; nobody trusted anyone anymore. Not completely. The words kept repeating in my mind. Find the traitor. Someone had helped the Black Wolf. I sat beside Alexander in the armored SUV. He held my hand. “You're thinking too much.” I looked at him. “How can I not?” He sighed. “I don't know who we can trust either.”That scared me more than anything. Behind us, Elena sat with Leo. Julian sat opposite them. Matteo was in another vehicle. When we reached the penthouse, the security team surrounded the building. Alexander entered first; his gun was drawn. Marcus followed; the living room looked untouched. Too untouched, Alexander stopped.“Search everything.”Men scattered through the penthouse. I followed Alexander, then I noticed something. A photograph on the table. It wasn't there when we left. It showed Alexander and me on our wedding day. My stomach dropped immediately. Someone had taken the photograph from our bedroom. On the back were three words

Nobody spoke for several seconds. The woman on the screen had disappeared, but the image remained frozen. Marcus immediately traced the camera feed. “Where is that camera connected?” Alexander asked. “The system says it's coming from the bedroom.” “Go.” We ran. Alexander reached the bedroom first and kicked the door open. The room was empty. The curtains moved slightly from the wind. The photograph was gone. I looked around desperately. “She was here.” Alexander searched the wardrobe, bathroom, balcony, everywhere. Nothing. Then Marcus noticed the floor. “Footprints.” There were faint marks near the balcony door. Someone had walked through the room recently. Alexander crouched and touched one of them. “Small.” “A woman's shoe,” Marcus said. I felt uneasy. “Could it be Elena?” Alexander looked at me. “No.” “How do you know?” “Because Elena has been with us since we arrived.” I looked toward the balcony. “Then who?” Suddenly, something crashed downstairs. Alexander raised his weap

I couldn't move. My mother stood only a few feet away from me, yet fifteen years of questions separated us. I had imagined this moment so many times without realizing I had been imagining a ghost. She looked at me as though she couldn't decide whether to come closer or run. “Mom?” My voice broke. She nodded. “Amara.” I stepped toward her. Alexander immediately moved between us. “Don't.” I pushed his arm away. “She's my mother.” “We don't know what she wants.” My mother looked at him. “You still protect her with lies.” Alexander's expression hardened. “You don't know anything about me.” “I know exactly who you are.” She looked at me. “And I know what his family did.” I finally reached her. She touched my face with trembling fingers. The moment she touched me, I started crying. “Why did you leave me?” She closed her eyes. “Because staying would have killed you.” “You could have come back.” “I tried.” “When?” “Many times.” “Then why didn't you?” She looked toward Alexander. “Becau

The factory disappeared into darkness, and for several seconds there was nothing but the sound of gunfire and my mother's scream. I dropped behind the concrete pillar as Alexander pulled me down. Bullets struck the metal beams above us, sending pieces of rust and dust raining onto the floor. Marcus fired back from somewhere to our left, and men shouted through the darkness. I could barely see my own hands. “Stay here,” Alexander whispered. “I'm going after your mother.” I grabbed his arm before he could move. “No.” He looked at me. “Alexander, the ledger is a trap.” “I know.” “Then why did Samuel leave it there?” He hesitated. “Because he wanted you to pick it up.” My heart sank. “Why?” Before he could answer, a voice came through the darkness. “Because the book isn't what you think it is.” Samuel. His voice seemed to come from everywhere at once. Alexander raised his weapon. “Show yourself.” Samuel laughed. “You still think this is about killing me.” The lights suddenly flickered ba