Chapter 15 - The Secret Nursery Room Revealed
Julian led me down a quiet, carpeted hallway on the third floor that had remained locked since Elena’s tragic passing.
He pulled a small brass key from his pocket, turning the heavy deadbolt with a soft, echoing click.
Inside was a pristine, untouched nursery filled with twin cribs, matching baby clothes, and framed childhood photographs.
“My father had this second crib removed the night you were born, claiming the twin didn't make it,” Julian whispered hoarsely.
I walked over to the empty crib, running my fingers over the polished wooden railing where my own infant clothes once rested.
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“She’s gone, Julian, but part of her lives on through Leo and through me,” I said, blinking back tears of closure.
“And nobody will ever tear this family apart again,” Julian vowed, wrapping his arms securely around my shoulders.
