Beyond Betrayal: Reclaiming Her Legacy

. Liam' s voice, the voice I' d fallen asleep to for four yea

, Chloe. I'l

g a hand through his perfect hair, the way

ick you up from the airport myse

charity event for the scholarship in my late mother

ing more conspiratorial. "I' ll make sure she doesn't overshadow you. Consider it my atoneme

ur years. He' d been with me for four years. I thought w

vor to my cousin, Chlo

m of the building, it all vanished. There was only the sound of his voice, repl

as so sharp and deep it went past tears. A

botic. I walked back to the elevator, my f

my mind was clear. I scrolled through contacts I hadn't looked at in ye

an V

call button.

s low and formal, exa

my throat to

silence on the o

ice. After all this

. Clara

his tone softening almost imper

lungs. "You once made me a promise. A long tim

s voice came back, firm and absolute, with

, Clara?