Chapter 3 - A Forgotten Night
Emily backed against the rich wood-paneled wall, her chest heaving as memories of a stormy night eleven months ago rushed back into her mind.
She had been an innocent college graduate working at an upscale hotel when Victor—the feared leader of the city's most powerful syndicate—had been brought into a private suite after an ambush, bleeding and disoriented.
Emily had tended to his injuries throughout the night, protecting him from rival hitmen while keeping his identity secret. Before dawn broke, an undeniable passion had drawn them together in the dark.
When Victor woke up the next morning, Emily was gone. He had searched the city for weeks, but his enemies had erased her records, forcing her into hiding under a false name.
Desperate to pay for her daughter's rising medical bills, Emily had taken a anonymous cleaning job through an agency—unaware that the Upper East Side mansion belonged to the very man she had been running from.
Victor stepped toward her, the birth certificate held tightly in his hand, his eyes burning with intense emotion.
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"Why did you hide her from me?" Victor demanded, his voice thick with restrained fury.
👉 Who forced Emily to hide the baby and threatened to harm them if Victor ever found out?
