was giving up when I reached a locked door.”
She looked at Alex.
“Your mother deliberately locked those doors.”
Then her expression hardened.
“And your mistake was leaving me before anyone needed to lock one.”
Alex didn’t argue.
He knew she was right.
Several weeks later, Elena agreed to an official, court-admissible DNA test.
Not because she doubted the answer.
She wanted her children protected from whispers, rumors, or future disputes.
The results arrived sealed.
Leo.
Lucas.
Maya.
Clara.
All four were unquestionably Alex Vance’s biological children.
Alex stared at
