Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 643

Whitney froze in place, a thick tension seizing her body.

That wasn't Danny's voice, she was certain!

She spun around almost instantly, only to see a small figure standing behind her. He had Danny's face, but those tear-brimmed eyes looked at her with a depth and calmness, slowly breaking into a smile. "Mommy, I missed you so much."

Time seemed to stand still.

Whitney's heart clenched, and she quickly blinked away the tears, reminding herself that she couldn't cry upon seeing Sammy. After everything he'd been through, she didn't want to add to his pain. She had to smile.

With a smile, Whitney carefully crouched down and opened her arms wide, "Sammy, my little heart."

Sammy dropped his backpack and rushed into her embrace, his laughter filling the air around them.

Whitney felt his frail frame and couldn't help the tears that threatened to spill. She gently touched his head, her voice cautious, "Danny mentioned you got a bit hurt, my sweetheart. Can you tell mommy where it hurts?" Sammy knew Danny had followed his instructions.

He also knew his mom was checking his head.

He brushed it off with a light kiss on her cheek, "It's a minor injury, mommy. You don't have to worry. I'm already getting it looked at."

""Will it heal?" Whitney's voice was heavy with concern.

"It will, it just needs some time. And I have to stay at the doctor's for a while."

"Sammy, when were you... found?"

The boy looked down, "About a month ago."

Whitney paused, then why hadn't Ludwik told her?

She had been kept in the dark, believing she had to marry Bryce to fulfill a deal with Florence and get Sammy back.

Reading his mom's thoughts, Sammy didn't want to make excuses for his dad. He revealed, "Dad probably thought I was very sick and didn't want to worry you."

Is that so?

She couldn't bear to ask

more fears. You're back with mommy. I'll never let you or your brother be in

looked away, his eyes briefly flashing a deep

witch. But his mom's

her his

wasn't the time yet. He needed a reason to stay close to Ryan, to secure one

carrying was indeed...

to think of how his mom would face it all. Perhaps, he could only protect

voice echoed

stood up, hand firmly holding

and Sammy are reunited, that's wonderful," Bryce said, a smile breaking across

to Bryce, "Long time no

little rascal, you have no idea how much your mom has been through these past months," Bryce approached, patting his head.

was sure

evaluating Bryce. Danny had warned him several times about Bryce's deceit, even suspecting

in Sammy's

chance to test

Bryce was really with Florence, he'd hesitate to disrupt her plans at

Bryce had come,

Sammy pondered...

Whitney, I caught

working for Hugh. They tried to sneak in as doctors to overdose your father, making it look like a medical accident. Hugh's quite eager for your dad to

narrowed, her grip tightening as she walked

be on their side, helping

probably didn't

those two for interrogation. I want a confession, revealing

Leave this

signaled his bodyguards, taking

backpack,

grandfather, even though