Chapter 16 - The Last SecretThat night, Elena found an envelope waiting in her study.
There was no name on it.
Only three words:
Your mother knew.
Inside was a photograph.
It showed Isabelle standing beside an unfamiliar man.
Behind them was a hospital.
On the back of the photograph was a date from twenty-one years earlier.
Elena stared at it.
If her mother had known about this man...
Then there was another secret.
A secret nobody had told her.
She immediately called Victor.
He saw the photograph.
His face changed.
"You know him?"
Victor nodded slowly.
"I thought he was dead."
Elena's heart stopped.
"Who is he?"
May you like
Victor looked toward the window.
"The man who helped your mother escape."
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Chapter 17 - The SearchElena began searching.
Chapter 18 - A New BeginningMeanwhile, the Laurent family changed.
Chapter 19 - The Letter That Changed EverythingOn the anniversary of the night Elena had returned to the Laurent ballroom, another letter arrived.
Chapter 20 - The Door Beyond the SeaA year later, Elena stood on a quiet coastline beneath a pale morning sky.
