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?

questions. She couldn't bear to ask her son about

no more fears. You're back with mommy. I'll never let you or your brother be in danger again. We'll be inseparable. And about your injury, mommy will take you to the hospital. I'll make sure you get the best care. You're my bravest and proudest

away, his eyes briefly flashing

the terror of that stormy night, taken by Florence, the witch. But his mom's constant encouragement, her belief in his brilliance and cunning,

wanted to tell her his mind

He needed a reason to stay close to Ryan, to secure one

Florence was carrying was indeed... his mom

to think of how his mom would face it all. Perhaps,

Bryce's voice echoed from

quickly stood up, hand firmly holding

are reunited, that's wonderful," Bryce said, a

Bryce, "Long time no

patting his head. Sammy seemed more polite

was sure of

was evaluating Bryce. Danny had warned him several times

in Sammy's

his chance to

really with Florence, he'd hesitate

come, even capturing

Sammy pondered...

the way, Whitney,

to overdose your father, making it look like a medical accident.

as she walked into the hospital

side, helping his mom so much, likely unrelated to

up his backpack, eyeing the red marks on his screen, "Hugh probably didn't expect mom to be back. Caught him off guard, and now he's on

two for interrogation. I want a confession, revealing the

understand. Leave

his bodyguards, taking the

backpack, stepped

was his first time seeing his grandfather, even though he had the hospital under