Chapter 7 - The Final SacrificeThe next six months were a blur of hidden visits and devastating truths. Amelia was indeed dying of a rare, untreatable condition—the reason she had been so vulnerable to the blackmailers in the first place.
Liam threw his entire fortune at the problem, bringing in world-class doctors, but it was too late.
They spent their days in the townhouse, the ‘Sophie’ waitress facade long since abandoned. They were a family again, even as the clock ticked down to zero.
Riley didn't understand the ‘why,’ but she understood the ‘now.’ She spent every hour by her mother’s side, reading stories, holding her hand.
