Chapter 13 - The Father Who Built The Trap
I watched the video.
I wanted to hate Victor.
Part of me did.
But another part wanted to understand.
Because betrayal from strangers hurts.
Betrayal from family destroys your foundation.
Victor admitted he wanted control.
He thought Dominic was the perfect person to strengthen the family legacy.
He thought emotions were weaknesses.
He was wrong.
He destroyed the one thing he claimed to protect.
Me.
Sophia.
Our family.
The video ended.
Dominic looked at me.
“We were both used.”
I hated that he was right.
But being victims together didn’t erase what he did.
I stepped away.
“You still hurt me.”
He nodded.
“I know.”
That was the first apology that sounded real.
But before anything else happened, the ballroom doors opened.
A security guard walked in.
Holding a small box.
“This was left for Vivienne Sterling.”
Inside was a necklace.
A handmade paper necklace.
Sophia’s necklace.
But the one inside the box was different.
It had a hidden message written on the back.
May you like
A message from someone who had been watching us.
📖 Chapter 14 reveals the final warning hidden inside the necklace and brings every person involved to one last confrontation. 👇
