Chapter 1044
Chapter 1043:
“Elliana,” he whispered, his voice rough and trembling.
She froze. He had said her name countless times—every day, in every embrace. But this time, it was different. His tone was the one she had longed to hear, full of love and devotion, just like when they were on the island.
“Cole, did you remember everything?” Elliana asked softly.
Instead of replying, Cole captured her lips in a deep, lingering kiss, as though he wanted to merge her soul with his.
The kiss felt achingly familiar. Joy surged through Elliana, as bright as the night he lit fireworks for her on the island. She clung to him, kissing him back with all her heart.
At last, Cole broke the kiss, resting his forehead against hers. His voice was husky with emotion. “Elliana, thank you for finding your way back to me. Thank you for not giving up when I lost my memories p>
Elliana smiled, her eyes shining. “Cole, thank you for loving me again, and for finally remembering me p>
Their laughter mingled, carrying the relief of two souls reunited. They had endured the storm and found their way back to each other, just in time. Elliana took his hand and placed it gently on her belly. “The babies and we are happy for you to finally reclaim your memories p>
At last, they were whole again, with no shadows of lost memories between them. It felt like they had stepped into the sweet home they once promised each other.
Cole’s gaze fell on her small baby bump, and emotion welled up inside him. A sudden thought struck—something deeply important.
“Elliana, who were those men who came after you that night?” Cole asked, his voice heavy with concern.
The memory was burned into his mind—the sound of gunshots echoing through the darkness, the deadly precision of trained killers hunting their prey. He’d witnessed the assassination attempt with his own eyes and knew with bone-deep certainty that those men hadn’t been trying to capture Elliana. They’d been trying to end her life.
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Back then, Cole had only known Elliana as “Lilah”—a pampered heiress who’d clearly made enemies of the wrong people. But now, with his memories fully restored, cold anxiety twisted in his gut like a living thing. Every enemy Elliana had made was lethal. Not a single one could be underestimated.
Elliana had been waiting for the right moment to explain everything anyway. “While you were struggling with your amnesia, I uncovered a lot of dark secrets,” she said, settling beside him. “Let me tell you everything p>
And she did. Patiently, she laid out the tangled story—the Serpent Society, the centuries-old feud between the Griffiths and Campbells, and finally, the shocking truth about Cole’s mother’s origins.
Cole listened calmly as she described the secret organization and the longstanding rivalries. But when she spoke of his mother’s past, he was completely stunned. His mother was a Griffiths, which meant Griffiths blood flowed through his own veins. For a thousand years, the Griffiths and Campbells had been sworn enemies, each family dedicated to wiping the other from existence. And Elliana—the woman he loved more than life itself—was a Campbell.