Chapter 1717: A mother

What this investigation wouldn't reveal were Naylani's true feelings toward Enzo. Sure, with everything going on in her life, it was easy to assume she had used him for her own gain.

But in truth, Enzo had become a calm she never realized she needed.

After years of fighting and putting her life on the line-watching her people die, taking in their final breaths, and enduring betrayal after betrayal-even someone like Naylani could grow tired.

At some point, she began to ask herself if any of it was still worth it.

Deep down, she knew this war... was never hers to win. There had already been too much devastation, too much loss. Even if she killed Nathalie in the end, it

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It would just be survival.

And with Enzo?

She found peace in his presence.

For the first time in what felt like forever, someone made her feel that breathing wasn't so bad. That it was okay to laugh at simple, silly things.

Enzo... grounded her.

He made her feel human. A woman.

Not just a soldier burdened with the lives of an entire battalion-lives that would be lost if she failed. With him, she could be delicate, be cared for. He was her home, her peace. Her first-and perhaps only-love.

But also... he was her delusion.

her time with Enzo, these peaceful days, were nothing more than an illusion. Temporary. The two of

She knew that.

telling herself: Just one more

before she leaves. One

weeks. Then months. And just as she finally found the strength to return to

want a child. She couldn't bear to bring a child into a world where she knew Nathalie

In truth, she planned to

Enzo brought a

heard the baby's

a trace. All she remembered was the sound of that tiny heartbeat echoing in the room... the warm tears falling from her eyes... Enzo's hand gripping hers...

knew she couldn't have

the fate that awaited

she couldn't justify the cruelty anymore. Because

in love with someone she hadn't even met. A mother to a child born not from politics, not

unborn child's heart: "I'm sorry... that

just

that the

it was

correct,

correct

while she was in Anteca," Zoren said in a solemn tone. "Since Noel had ties with Uncle Haines and since the leader of that operation was

could've told Uncle

another

true, then why didn't they come for me?" Charles's voice came through the phone. "They only attacked Haines under the pretense of

his brother-in-law Everyone else stared

Because the truth was...

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