Chapter 20
Hannah held Lily close to her side, creeping down the hallway toward her study where a hidden safe was located.
She reached into her pocket, pulling out her satellite phone to call federal marshals.
Before her thumb could press the call button, her phone chimed with an incoming text message from an unknown international number.
She opened the text, her heart stopping completely as she read the words displayed on her screen.
'Look out your window, Hannah. Do you really think Arthur Vance is your real father?'
'Or did he steal you from Monte Carlo thirty years ago just like you stole Lily?'
Hannah froze in the dark hallway, her hand trembling so violently she almost dropped the phone.
Outside the window, a fog rolled in off the ocean, obscuring the driveway as two black armored SUVs came to a stop.
The front door latch clicked softly from the outside, unlocking slowly as the shadow of a tall man appeared through the frosted glass.
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Hannah looked at her daughter, then at the door, realizing her entire life had been built on an elaborate, terrifying lie.
And the real war for her bloodline was only just beginning.
