Vanessa crossed her arms.
“Then explain why no one believes you.”
The silence that followed felt like a verdict.
Adrian looked at Isabella one last time—empty, detached.
“Kneel,” he said.
Her world shattered.
“What…?”
“Kneel and beg. Maybe I’ll let you keep one.”
Her heart broke into pieces.
And still…
She dropped to her knees.
“I’m begging you… please… they’re your children… don’t take them from me…”
Adrian didn’t respond. He simply gestured.
And within moments… everything ended.
That night, five small lives disappeared into the darkness of the river.
And with them… the woman Isabella had been died too.
Three years later…
The sky was clear.
