Chapter 11 - Discovering Shared Grief Over Lost Deaf Siblings
Later that evening, after the estate security had been doubled, Chloe sat alone on the balcony of her guest suite.
The night sky over Boston was dark and clear, casting silver light across the rolling winter hills.
A soft knock echoed on her wooden door before it slowly drifted open to reveal Gabriel standing in the hallway.
“May I come in?” he asked quietly, holding two cups of hot tea in his hands.
Chloe nodded, stepping aside to let the powerful mafia boss enter her modest living space.
Gabriel set the cups down on the small coffee table, staring out at the distant city skyline for a long moment.
“My intelligence files mentioned your younger brother Leo,” Gabriel began hesitantly, choosing his words with rare care.
Chloe stiffened, her fingers curling into tight fists at her sides as grief threatened to overwhelm her.
“He was deaf, intelligent, kind, and he was killed by a drunk driver who walked away with probation,” Chloe whispered bitterly.
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Gabriel looked at her with profound understanding in his dark eyes.
“I lost my younger sister to illness when we were children, before I built this empire to protect everyone,” Gabriel revealed softly.
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