Chapter 10 - The Family
A dozen heavily armed FBI tactical agents flooded into the penthouse.
Damian had discreetly messaged his federal contacts from the burner phone hours ago.
They tackled his father to the ground before he could press the detonator.
An explosives expert quickly bypassed the security panel and unlocked the glass door.
I ran into the room and scooped the little boy into my arms.
Leah ran in right behind me and hugged her brother tightly.
Tears streamed down my face as I held both of my children for the very first time.
Damian walked in and wrapped his large arms around all three of us.
The nightmare was finally over.
Weeks later, the DNA tests officially confirmed what my heart already knew.
We moved to a beautiful house on a quiet beach, far away from the city.
Damian legally adopted both children, and we were finally a real, happy family.
The nursery was peaceful as both twins fell asleep in their cribs.
I smiled at Damian and turned off the bedroom lamp.
Then my old flip phone, a device I had thrown in the river two years ago, suddenly rang from inside my sealed suitcase.
May you like
I answered it with a trembling hand, and a robotic voice whispered a terrifying truth.
You found the spares, but you still haven't found your real daughter.
