Chapter 2: The Name She Was Never Told
Security moved in to remove Mark, but Adrian raised a hand.
“Not yet.”
He turned back to Emily.
For the first time, his voice softened.
“Emily… do you remember a hospital in Portland? Twenty-eight years ago?”
Her lips parted slightly.
“No…”
A pause.
Adrian swallowed something heavy.
“You were never supposed to be born into that life. You were taken from someone who fought to protect you.”
Emily’s breathing hitched.
Mark laughed bitterly. “This is insane—she’s my wife!”
Adrian finally turned toward him.
And the calm in his eyes disappeared.
“No,” he said quietly. “She was never meant to be yours.”
The words landed like a physical удар.
Emily’s monitor spiked.
A nurse rushed in. “Doctor, we need to stabilize her—now!”
But Adrian didn’t move away.
Instead, he leaned closer to Emily and said something only she could hear.
“I’ve found you, Elena.”
Emily froze.
That name…
May you like
She had never been called that before.
But somehow, her heart reacted like it had been waiting for it all her life.
