I stayed hidden in the shadows, phone steady in my hand. My heart thumped hard, but I forced it to stay quiet. Luna had trusted me with this, and I wasn’t going to fail.
I barely dared to breathe, my phone was shaking in my hand as I waited for what would happen next.
Richard stood in the corner of the garden, his broad shoulders tense. The scar on his face glinted in moonlight and made him look almost monstrous, but his eyes were sharp, burning with years of anger and buried memories.
Anna stood before him, her hand still frozen where he had pushed it away. Fear clung to her like a heavy cloak.
Richard’s voice broke the quiet. Every word hit like a heavy stone thrown into still water.
“Oh yeah, before I forget,” he said, cold and mocking. “I saw your stepdaughter. Dora’s child. You r
