The baby was meant to change everything. Instead, it exposed a secret powerful enough to bring an empire to its knees overnight.

Luca took a slow step forward…

And every armed bodyguard inside the boutique simultaneously moved their hands toward their weapons.

PART 2

Luca’s jaw flexed.

For a moment, nobody moved.

Not Vanessa.

Not the bodyguards.

Not even me.

The entire boutique seemed suspended in silence as if the world itself was waiting to see which one of us would break first.

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