Zara woke up early.
The message from the unknown number had kept her mind restless all night.
Was there a problem at the orphanage?
She needed to deal with this first. Dante and everything else could wait.
As she slowly sat up, a small hand grabbed hers.
“Mommy… don’t leave me… they are going to beat me…” Lilly whispered in her sleep.
Zara froze.
Her heart shattered all over again.
“What exactly did those monsters do to my child in such a short time?” she wondered, anger rising in her chest.
She gently patted Lilly’s back until she fell back into a peaceful sleep. It was still early; she didn’t want to wake Maya or Victor. Quietly, she left a note on the fridge:
Good morning. Gone to the orphanage. I’ll be back soon.
And then she left.
When she arrived at the orphanage, a stran
