Chapter 111"He's still alive."Those words kept ringing in Camilla's head even after Elena's eyes closed."Elena!"Camilla shook her gently, panic taking over her face. "Open your eyes. Please."Dominic immediately knelt beside them and checked Elena's pulse."She's alive."Camilla let out a shaky breath."Then we need to get her help.""We will."Dominic lifted Elena into his arms while Camilla followed closely behind.Sebastian stayed at the entrance of the tunnel, watching the darkness behind them."We don't have much time," he said. "Richard's men will find this passage."Dominic nodded."Then we move."They hurried through the tunnel until they reached a hidden exit behind an abandoned building several streets away from the chapel.A black vehicle was waiting.Daniel stepped out the moment he saw them."What happened?""She's been shot," Dominic answered.Daniel immediately opened the back door."Put her inside."Camilla climbed in beside Elena and held her hand."She's not goin

Chapter 113Dominic froze. His mother's face appeared in his mind.It couldn't be, his mother had always been the gentle woman who stayed away from Blackcrest's affairs. She had spent years telling him that his father was dead and that there were things in the past he was better off forgetting.But now Camilla was saying she had seen her. Standing beside his father, inside her childhood room."Are you sure?" Dominic asked quietly and Camilla nodded."I remember her."Dominic shook his head."No.""You don't believe me?""I believe you. I just don't understand."Camilla looked at the photograph again."The man was standing beside your mother. I remember their voices.""What did they say?"Camilla closed her eyes a fragment of the memory returned.She was young, lying in bed her mother was standing near the door, crying.A man stood beside her, then his mother had knelt beside the bed."Camilla, you have to forget this night."The little girl had been confused."Why?""Because if you re

Chapter 115"Mom?"Elena's voice was barely audible, the woman looked at her, tears filling her eyes."My little girl."Elena stood frozen, for years, she had believed her mother was dead.She had spent her entire life believing that nobody wanted her.Yet the woman standing in front of her was looking at her like she had never stopped loving her.Camilla slowly looked at Alexander."You knew."Alexander's expression was heavy."I knew she was alive."Camilla's eyes filled with tears."You knew my mother was alive all this time?""Not the way you think.""Then explain!" Alexander took a step toward her."I thought Richard had killed her."Richard laughed."That's where you're wrong."He looked at the woman beside him."I found her first."The woman glared at him."And you kept me locked away."Richard's smile faded."You had information I needed."Camilla's mother stepped forward."I refused to give it to you."Richard looked at her coldly."So I waited."Dominic raised his gun."Enou

Chapter 117For several seconds, nobody moved.The woman’s voice continued to echo through the underground bunker, leaving Camilla frozen in place.“Now let me show you why your grandfather was terrified of you.”Camilla stared at the security monitor.The woman standing on the other side of the bunker entrance looked remarkably calm. She wasn't carrying a visible weapon, yet somehow she appeared more dangerous than anyone who had ever stood before Camilla.Dominic immediately stepped in front of Camilla.“You're not getting anywhere near her.”The woman smiled faintly.“Still protecting her, Dominic?”Marcus's expression changed the moment he heard the woman's voice.“That's impossible.”Alexander, who was still weak from his wound, slowly lifted his head.“You know her?”Marcus didn't answer immediately.His eyes remained fixed on the monitor.“I thought she died twenty years ago.”Camilla looked at him.“Who is she?”Marcus finally turned toward her.“Her name is Victoria.”The wom

Chapter 119“…which one of you is the third child?”Nobody spoke.Camilla stared at the woman standing on the staircase, unable to tear her eyes away. It was like looking into a mirror, except there was something different about her. Something colder. Dominic tightened his grip around Camilla's hand. “Don't come any closer.”The woman stopped and looked at him. “You always stand between her and danger.”“How do you know me?” Dominic asked.“I know more about you than you think.”Marcus raised his weapon. “Enough games. Tell us who you are.”The woman looked at him and smiled. “Still giving orders, Marcus?”Marcus's expression changed instantly. His weapon lowered slightly as he stared at her. “That's impossible.”“You said that already,” Victor muttered.Marcus ignored him. “You died.”The woman laughed softly. “So did you.”Silence filled the bunker.Camilla looked between them, frustration building inside her. “Everyone seems to know everyone except me. I'm tired of this.” She stepp