Chapter 20 - Facing The Ultimate Test Of Loyalty
Later that morning, Elias entered the guest suite where Adeline sat nursing baby Rosie in the morning light.
“You can leave whenever you wish, Adeline,” Elias said calmly. “The bridge is clear, and transport is waiting.”
Adeline looked up from her child, her dark eyes searching his face for any sign of deception or coldness.
“And if I don’t want to leave?” she asked quietly, testing the boundaries of her newfound safety.
Elias stepped closer, looking down at the tiny infant who had saved his soul from permanent winter darkness.
“Then you stay right here at Ashgrove,” Elias stated firmly. “As my guest, my partner, and the mother of this estate.”
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Adeline smiled faintly, feeling the heavy burden of her past finally lift away into the morning air.
The mafia boss had found a maid giving birth in the dark, and in doing so, had found his way back to humanity.
