Chapter 10 - The Signature That Changed Everything
Alejandro grabbed the bassinet.
Valeria screamed.
Sebastián moved.
The gun fired.
The bullet struck the wall.
Police tackled Alejandro.
Sebastián reached his daughter.
Valeria reached them seconds later.
For the first time, mother, father, and child were together.
But Gabriel entered behind her.
Sebastián saw him.
Everything stopped.
Six years of grief became rage.
He crossed the room.
His fist struck Gabriel’s jaw.
Gabriel stumbled.
Valeria shouted,
“Sebastián!”
Sebastián grabbed his brother.
“You were alive.”
“Yes.”
“You let me bury you.”
“I had no choice.”
“You always have a choice.”
Gabriel looked toward Valeria.
“So did you.”
Sebastián followed his gaze.
Valeria froze.
The room changed.
Sebastián looked at her.
“What does he mean?”
Valeria couldn’t answer.
Gabriel did.
“She remembered me two months ago.”
Sebastián stared at his wife.
The betrayal cut differently.
“You knew?”
Tears filled Valeria’s eyes.
“I remembered pieces.”
“And you didn’t tell me?”
“I was afraid.”
“Of me?”
Valeria looked at him.
“No.”
“Of what you would do if your family convinced you I was crazy again.”
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Sebastián had no answer.
Because she was right.
