Chapter 20 - Dark hour

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He walked to the end of his bed and unzipped her ankle boots, putting them on the ground. He then took his shoes off, using only his own feet and grabbed the pillow from Hannah's hands, putting it against the headboard and laying down on the bed.

(Christian) "You can pretend I'm the pillow."

She smiled a little and snuggled to his side, resting her head on his chest and her arm over his stomach. He put his arm around her back while the other was on top of hers, his hand rubbing her shoulder softly.

(Christian) "We're gonna find out who did this... I promise you."

(Hannah) "I know who did this." – she said quietly.

His eyes widened slightly.

(Christian) "What? How?"

(Hannah) "It was the same person that has been following me for a while. Remember when we met with Lauren's kidnapper and my dad said there was someone following me?"

(Christian) "Yeah... But you don't know who's been following you." – he paused some seconds. – "Or do you?"

She sighed.

(Hannah) "I found out on that night. After you dropped me off at my dad's. It was Luca."

(Christian) "Wait... Luca? Your uncle?"

She nodded and he was even more confused.

(Christian) "Why would he..."

(Hannah) "Kill my father?" – she finished for him, since she understood he didn't want to hurt her with his words.

She heard him sigh before he continued.

(Christian) "He helped me save you, Marco and Martha."

(Hannah) "I don't know why he did it..."

(Christian) "We're gonna find out then."

(Hannah) "I feel like I didn't get any closer from my mother's. I need to find out who did this to my father."

(Christian) "I know we never found out about who killed your mother-"

She lifted herself from his chest and frowned.

(Hannah) "What do you mean, you never found out? You told me my mother's killer was found dead."

He didn't mean to say that. Yes, the man that killed Elena was found dead afterwards but he was under the orders of someone, that someone was the person they couldn't find. But Roberto thought it would be best to tell Hannah that the killer had acted entirely on his own, so she wouldn't have to worry about the other man. They never found out who was behind the attack.

(Christian) "Anna..." – he rubbed his forehead. – "The man that killed your mother was working for someone. We couldn't find that person."

(Hannah) "So, you're saying, that after all this time, he's still out there?"

Christian nodded slightly and she lied down his chest.

(Hannah) "Why would everyone lie to me?"

(Christian) "We didn't want you to worry about it."

He could sense she was tense from that conversation, so he smoothed back her hair, trying to comfort her in a way.

(Hannah) "How do I go from this?" – she asked quietly, after some seconds of silence.

(Christian) "The same way you did after your mother..."

(Hannah) "But I had my father... Now I'm alone..."

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