Chapter 76 - Meant to me

Lilianna

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Six Years Earlier

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I stepped out of his apartment and turned to look up at the building, my heart aching with indecision. For what felt like an eternity, I stood there, torn between two worlds.

A part of me desperately wanted to run back inside, to throw myself into his arms and beg him to take me away from everything. To escape into his arms and forget the horrors waiting for me at home. But another part of me, the stronger part, pulled me back towards my brothers. I couldn't abandon them to those monsters. I refused to be that selfish.

I might not have given birth to them, but I was their mother. A mother isn't just the one who brings you into the world—she's the one who raises you with love, affection, and care. And I couldn't fail them now. I wouldn't.

I had to go back for them. Marco, with all his influence and connections as a Costello, could make sure that the three of us vanished without a trace. My father would search for us until his d