Chapter 2 - Secrets Buried Beneath The Greenhouse Floor
The rain hammered relentlessly against the fragile glass panes of the abandoned Ashgrove greenhouse.
Elias Falcone knelt beside Adeline Vance, his hands still trembling slightly from holding the newborn infant.
Bernadette Quinn moved with quiet efficiency, wrapping the crying baby girl securely in a warm woolen blanket.
“She needs medical warmth, Elias, not just your shock,” Bernadette muttered sharply while checking Adeline’s pulse.
Adeline opened her eyes slowly, the exhaustion of the midnight delivery etched deeply across her pale face.
“You promised,” she whispered, her fingers clutching weakly at the damp fabric of Elias’s custom shirt.
“I keep my word, Adeline,” Elias replied, his voice dropping into a low, commanding register that echoed off the bricks.
Outside, the coastal storm howled through the Massachusetts pine trees, cutting off all communication with Grayport.
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No one could reach the estate tonight, which meant Adeline and her newborn were safe under Elias’s iron protection.
For the first time in three years, the heavy locks of the greenhouse had been broken open for a new beginning.
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