Chapter 151

• Lucia's POV
• Click. Victor locked the nursery door. Echo bounced off pink walls like a gunshot. He shoved the locket under my nose.. gold warm from his hand. Photo inside: him cradling baby me, both grinning like the world was perfect. “I faked my death to protect you both… from Elena’s enemies.” Voice smooth. Too smooth. Eyes darted quick.. left, right. Lie.
• Ryan and Sofia chained to crib rails opposite. Wrists raw red again. Ryan tugged once, chain rattled. Sofia’s small sniffles cut the quiet.