Chapter 10 - DAWN OVER THE SNOW
By morning, the blizzard had passed, leaving behind a blanket of pristine, blinding white snow across the coast of Silver Creek. The morning sun broke through the clouds, casting a warm golden light across the cabin window.
A medical helicopter chartered by Marcus touched down in the clearing outside thirty minutes later, but Dominic waved them off. They didn't need an extraction team anymore. They had time.
Nora sat propped up against the pillows, watching as Dominic carefully fed a bottle of warm formula to the baby, who was swaddled tightly in blue flannel.
"Have you thought of a name?" Dominic asked softly, looking down at his son.
"Leo," Nora said, a small, genuine smile finally reaching her eyes. "Leo Moretti."
Dominic repeated the name like a prayer. "Leo. It suits him."
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He sat down beside her on the bed, sliding his arm around her shoulders and pulling her close against his side. She didn't pull away. For the first time in six months, the ice around her heart melted completely away.
They were still fugitives from a dark past, and the shadows of the syndicate would always linger at the edges of their lives. But as Dominic pressed a tender kiss to her temple and reached out to hold his son’s tiny hand, Nora knew she wasn't running anymore. She had found her safe harbor, right inside the arms of the man who had burned his entire empire to the ground just to keep her safe.
