Chapter 8 - The DNA Test Revealed Gideon Was My Father's Son, and the Baby I Carried Could Inherit Two Families Nobody Wanted UnitedWe didn't tell anyone.
Not immediately.
We investigated.
My father had been involved with Gideon's mother before his marriage.
Gideon's legal father had known.
He had accepted the child.
The family had hidden the truth to prevent scandal.
But someone had recently discovered it.
Someone who wanted the old empire restored.
The threat came from outside.
A rival family.
The Caruso organization.
They wanted Gideon's child.
A future heir.
Gideon refused.
The security increased.
I hated it.
He noticed.
“You're scared.”
“Yes.”
“So am I.”
“I thought you didn't get scared.”
“I get scared when I have something to lose.”
He put his hand on my stomach.
I cried.
Then the attack came.
Our convoy was ambushed.
Gideon protected me.
I protected him.
We escaped.
But the attack made one thing clear.
The old world was coming back.
Gideon called a family meeting.
He announced something unexpected.
He was ending the bloodline succession.
No heir.
No criminal empire.
No inherited organization.
Our child would inherit nothing except legitimate assets.
The family resisted.
He stood his ground.
The final vote passed.
The criminal organization officially dissolved.
The last rival surrendered.
The Caruso leader was arrested.
The city moved on.
We thought it was over.
Then labor began early.
Our daughter was born.
A tiny girl.
Healthy.
Loud.
Perfect.
Gideon held her.
He cried.
Again.
I laughed.
“You really do cry.”
“She has your eyes.”
“No.”
“Your mother's.”
I smiled.
“What will we name her?”
He looked at me.
“Rosa.”
I nodded.
For the first time, the name didn't represent death.
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It represented love.
A new beginning.
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