Marina’s POV
I had to know the full story before taking a breather. Did Valter Kessler return with the treasure? Did he confront my mother? What happened to the three of them? Who killed my mother?
‘Marina, there’s someone outside. I think it’s your father,’ whispered Mia, making me panic. He shouldn’t know about my mother’s diary. I rushed over to the bedroom and hid the diary. Zipping up my suitcase, I pushed it under the bed and lay down to feign sleep.
The door clicked open and my father walked inside, looking around the place for me. My heart constricted with fear this time. I knew how ruthless he was and I didn’t want to fall into his bad books. I stirred and got up with a start as he cast his attention on me.
I could see relief reflected in his eyes at the sight of me. “Are
