Chapter 7 - The Matriarch's Web
Daniel's mother, Victoria, smiled coldly at the two terrified women standing in her basement.
She aggressively ordered the armed guards to tie us tightly to heavy wooden chairs in the center of the room.
The rough ropes bit deeply into my wrists as I struggled uselessly against the bindings.
Victoria calmly poured herself a glass of wine from a dusty bottle sitting on a nearby barrel.
She explained that the massive family trust fund required a female heir of pure blood to inherit the fortune.
The twisted family tradition demanded that the strongest heir be chosen through a brutal test of survival.
She callously revealed that she forced Daniel to separate the twins at birth.
She wanted to see which girl would grow up stronger and more resilient in different environments.
Daniel walked slowly into the room from the shadows, looking down at the concrete floor in absolute shame.
He couldn't even look me in the eye as he stood beside his monstrous mother.
I begged Daniel with everything I had left to finally act like a real father and protect his daughters.
Chloe pleaded with him, reminding him of all the happy memories they had shared with Lily.
Victoria shook her head in visible disgust at our emotional displays.
She walked over to a small metal lockbox and pulled out a loaded silver handgun.
She handed the heavy weapon directly to her cowardly son.
Victoria coldly told Daniel he must eliminate the mothers tonight to tie up loose ends.
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She insisted that the family could only raise the twins properly if we were permanently removed from the picture.
Daniel slowly raised the gun, his hands shaking violently as he aimed it directly at my head.
