Chapter 6 - Moving Into the Secured Penthouse Suite for Safety
The SUV climbed the winding ramp out of the underground garage, accelerating smoothly into the rainy Boston night.
Forty minutes later, the vehicle pulled through the biometric security gates of Lucas’s high-security residential tower.
They rode the private elevator up to the top floor, stepping directly into a sprawling, modern penthouse suite.
Floor-to-ceiling glass windows offered a panoramic view of the glittering city skyline drenched in a steady drizzle.
“You’re safe here; the entire floor is reinforced with ballistic glass and independent power generators,” Lucas said.
Elena gently unbuckled a sleeping Alma from her stroller, carrying the infant into the warmly lit master nursery.
“She’s finally fallen asleep; the travel and the noise must have exhausted her,” Elena whispered softly from the doorway.
Lucas walked over, joining her in the doorway and looking down at their daughter with fierce paternal love.
“She has your eyes, Elena... and your incredible strength,” Lucas murmured, pulling Elena close against his side.
“We can't stay hidden here forever, Lucas; your mother will eventually find out you brought us home,” she reminded him.
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“Let her look; by the time she finds us, her entire financial empire will already belong to us,” Lucas replied coldly.
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