Chapter 331

• VALENTINA
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• The shout from the front entrance sliced through the air like a gunshot, freezing everyone in the foyer for a split second. Armed men at the gates. A dozen or more. Vitale’s final move had come faster than any of us expected, and suddenly the walls of this fortress felt paper-thin. My hand flew to my belly again, instinct taking over as a sharp flutter answered from within. Our baby—our innocent, fragile hope—kicking as if sensing the danger closing in.