CHAPTER 2: THE SECRET OF THE FIRE
CHAPTER 2: THE SECRET OF THE FIRE
The next morning, Matteo's private jet landed outside Boston.
For the first time in years, Camryn visited her mother in person.
Diane Jenkins lay weak in a hospital bed.
Chemotherapy had stolen much of her strength.
But when she saw the medallion around Camryn's neck, tears instantly filled her eyes.
"You met him," Diane whispered.
Camryn froze.
"You know Matteo DeLuca?"
Diane closed her eyes.
The secret she had buried for decades could no longer stay hidden.
Twenty-four years earlier, Diane and Isabella had been sisters.
Not by marriage.
By blood.
Twins.
Separated after being adopted by different families.
Years later they found each other again.
For a brief period they became inseparable.
Then Isabella married Matteo and entered a dangerous world.
A world filled with enemies.
A world where everyone she loved became a target.
When Isabella gave birth to Leo, she feared something terrible was coming.
Months before her death, she secretly visited Diane.
She left behind documents, letters, and one request.
"If anything happens to me, protect my son."
Diane agreed.
But before she could act, the explosion happened.
Everyone believed Isabella died instantly.
The investigation was closed.
The killers were never found.
Until now.
Because among Isabella's hidden papers was one final clue.
The explosion had never been an accident.
Someone inside the DeLuca organization ordered it.
Someone very close to Matteo.
Back in New York, Matteo read the evidence.
His face became stone.
The traitor was revealed.
Victor Romano.
His most trusted adviser.
The man who had stood beside him for fifteen years.
The man Leo called Uncle Victor.
The man who had attended Isabella's funeral.
And the man who had secretly arranged her murder.
The war that followed lasted three days.
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When it ended, Victor Romano disappeared forever.
And for the first time since Isabella's death, justice had finally arrived.
