Chapter 39: The Silence Between Us
Christian was gone.
After the truth came crashing down and the video played its final damning second, he had slipped away from the Moretti mansion—leaving behind the wreckage of a family now split in two.
Lorenzo, lying in a pool of his own blood, tried to speak… to explain. But the pain was too much. His eyes rolled back, and he lost consciousness before a word could form.
Panic set in. Giovanni called for their men. Rosa held Lorenzo’s hand, whispering prayers. Shanaya stood frozen—numb and hollow, her tears already dried on her cheeks.
At the hospital, time seemed suspended.
Lorenzo's condition was critical. The bullets had missed his vital organs by inches, but blood loss and shock had pushed him dangerously close to the edge. The surgery lasted
