After being left for dead by the mafia don she trusted, a woman claws her way back to freedom and rebuilds her life on her own terms. As she grows stronger, the man who abandoned her begins to realize what he lost — and she's determined he'll regret it.
Is anyone there? The words barely left my mouth before the wind shredded them to nothing. The next second, the snow above me shuddered. A massive wall of white came crashing down.
Snow had reached my chest. Every breath felt like shards of ice scraping through my lungs. I didn't dare shout anymore, afraid of shaking loose more snow. I could only press the phone against my cheek
and use fingers that had almost lost all feeling to dial my mother Margaret's The moment I opened my mouth, the wind and snow crushed my sobs into fragments. Mom! Save me! I'm at the North Ridge Camp! There's been an avalanche!
The snow is up to my chest! My stomach hurts so badly! I'm already bleeding! For the first time, there was a flicker of panic in my parents' voices. What? Emma, you're really in the snow? Dad, Victor sounded urgent too.
Don't move. Send us your location. Clung to that lifeline like a drowning woman. It's real, Dad. Mom, I'm not lying to you. Please contact the rescue team. Please, But the next second, Grace's feeble voice came through from the other end.
Dad, Mom, is that a call from my sister? It's all my fault. I'm the reason Luca sent her to the mountain to She coughed twice, her voice the picture of frailty. But isn't that the Moretti family's private camp? It should be perfectly safe. safe. She probably just thinks I don't deserve an apology from her. The moment those words landed,
my mother's tone shifted completely. Emma, how long are you going to keep up this act?