Chapter 47

Ethan's heart was beating fast as he stood in the dimly lit forest clearing with the soft glow of the moon above him. He had to tell Amelia the shocking truth he had found, which could break the frail bond they had built up.

"Amelia," he said in a calm but urgent voice, "we need to talk."

Amelia looked at him with eyes that seemed to reflect the moonlight, but there was a flash of something in her eyes that Ethan couldn't quite figure out. She asked in a careful way, "What's on your mind?"

Ethan took a deep breath as the words he needed to say raced through his mind. "I did some research on your past and your family," he said.

Amelia's face wrinkled, and for a second, she lost her cool. "What did you come across?"

"I found out about your sister," Ethan said, his voice full of both pity and worry. "Isabella," he said. You told me that one was lost."

Amelia's eyes got big, and she took a step back as if to get away from the truth that was now out in the open. "What did you do?

Ethan did