I answered.
“Steel.”
Silence.
Then breathing.
Slow.
Controlled.
A man’s voice followed.
“You should have stayed away from the children, Colonel.”
Marco noticed my expression.
He straightened.
“Who is this?”
The caller ignored my question.
“Daniel made the same mistake you’re making.”
My grip tightened around the phone.
“What mistake?”
“Thinking this was
about money.”
My eyes shifted toward Lily and Owen.
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“What is it about?”
The man gave a brief laugh.
Quiet.
Without amusement.
“You still don’t know?”
The line became silent for two seconds.
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Then he spoke the words that changed everything.
“Ask the twins why their father taught them to call you Grandpa Adrian.”
A chill moved through me.
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I looked at Lily.
She was staring directly at me.
Not confused.
Not surprised.
She understood exactly what the caller meant.
The voice continued.
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