AUTHOR’S POV George held Alicia at gunpoint, forcing her to walk backward into the living room with her hands raised in surrender. His eyes darted around the room, looking for any trace of the twins, but he only saw a seller standing by a few clothing racks, her face pale and her body trembling. “Get out of here!” He snapped at the seller, who dropped the clothes in her hand on the couch and bolted out of the room. “Alicia, please, listen to me,” George pleaded, his voice cracking. “You can still live a beautiful life, you can have a family again, just like you have always dreamed of. Besides, you are already pregnant with Rick's baby, just accept him and tell me where the twins are.” Alicia shook her head, hot tears streaming down her face. She backed away from him, her voice shaky. “N-No, honey, you don’t understand. They are my children, I can’t just let Nora have them, no matter how hard I try, and I want them to meet their little brother as well.” Embers of anger glowed in G
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