Chapter 3 - The Approaching Footsteps
Elena let out a high-pitched, horrified gasp. She immediately tried to pull Mia against her chest, hushing her frantically.
But Luca’s blood had already turned to ice. The terrifying realization that someone inside his own fortress—one of his own highly paid, heavily armed guards—had brutally assaulted a woman living under his protection demanded absolute blood.
He slowly walked forward and crouched down to the little girl's eye level, resting his heavily tattooed arm gently on the mahogany desk.
"Which bad men, Mia?" Luca asked in a tense, steady whisper.
Before Mia could open her mouth, the heavy, echoing thud of tactical boots vibrated down the marble hallway outside the office.
Elena stopped breathing. She violently grabbed Mia, pulling the little girl tightly against her white tweed dress in absolute, unadulterated terror. She backed completely into the corner of the office, trembling like a trapped animal.
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The brass doorknob of the office slowly began to turn.
👉 Mia whispered a name into the quiet room, and the chilling words were about to shatter the billionaire's universe.
