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00:00This five-year-old child was struggling to tie his laces when a stranger knelt down to help him.
00:04Born without a father, the innocent boy looked up and asked,
00:07Are you my daddy?
00:09The man froze. He looked at Amelia, the child's mother, whose heart broke instantly.
00:14No, buddy. I'm not.
00:17Amelia rushed over, apologizing, explaining that her son missed having a father figure.
00:22The stranger smiled sadly.
00:24I understand. He seems like a special boy.
00:27He said, before disappearing. She thought it was a random act of kindness.
00:31She was wrong. The next day, the same man was at the park, watching them.
00:35The day after, he was standing outside Max's school. Terrified, Amelia cornered him.
00:39Why are you following us?
00:42Miss Rivera, my name is Cortez.
00:44I'm an attorney representing a powerful client who wants to claim paternity of your child.
00:50Your son has a daddy.
00:52What? No! He is my son!
00:57He is not going anywhere!
00:59She cried, nearly collapsing.
01:01For six years, she had kept her son a secret from the world.
01:04She grabbed Max to rush him home, but the boy, hearing the word, daddy, started crying.
01:09Do I have a daddy? Where is he?
01:13I am not going anywhere until I see him!
01:16She convinced her screaming son to the car, her heart sinking, as they drove home in tears and silence.
01:21That night, he pushed his dinner plate onto the floor, shouting,
01:25I'm not eating until my daddy comes home!
01:28He sat by the front door for hours, refusing to move, waiting for a man who didn't know he existed.
01:33I want a daddy too! Tell me where he is!
01:36She watched him cry himself to sleep, regretting her decision six years ago that left her son so broken,
01:42made her lose her dignity, loved ones and her whole life.
01:45It all started six years ago on the night of her 22nd birthday.
01:48She was working double shifts as a nurse aide, barely surviving,
01:52but that night, she was drugged and left alone in a hotel room with a man whose face she couldn't
01:56remember.
01:56The drugs made everything hazy, but she remembered one thing, a voice speaking Spanish.
02:01Three months later, she was pregnant.
02:03Her family disowned her instantly, while her stepmother Valentina and stepsister Sophie laughed at her tears.
02:08She was homeless, pregnant, and alone, but she survived for her son.
02:12But their quiet life ended the next morning.
02:15Walking Max to school, black SUVs screeched to a halt,
02:18men in sharp suits snatched her six-year-old from her grip.
02:21She clawed at the locked doors, screaming until her throat bled, while terrified neighbors looked away.
02:26She watched her son vanish, his little voice crying out the only thing that mattered.
02:30Are these the bad men you warned me about?
02:33For three days, she didn't eat or sleep.
02:36The police were useless.
02:37Then, the stranger from the park, Mr. Cortez appeared at her home.
02:41Amelia was shocked to see him at her home.
02:43He sat in her tiny apartment like he owned it,
02:45his thousand-dollar suit making her second-hand furniture look even shabbier.
02:49Miss Rivera.
02:51You will be happy to know that your son is safe with us.
02:54I represent Max's biological father.
02:57He's prepared to offer you a very generous arrangement.
03:01What father?
03:02Amelia was shocked and relieved at the same time.
03:05While her son being safe put her to ease,
03:08learning about his father,
03:09a man she was looking for since the last six years,
03:13put her in shock.
03:13But soon shock washed over her as Cortez slid a contract across the table.
03:19He explained that his child's father was offering a mansion, money, and a new life.
03:24But only if she agrees to his rules.
03:27When Amelia questioned who this man thought he was to control her life,
03:31Cortez warned that this man had the power to give Amelia the world,
03:35or to ensure she would never see her son again.
03:39The threat was written in the ink to accept the deal or lose her son forever.
03:43I suggest you consider carefully.
03:45Men like my client don't make offers twice.
03:49As I stared at that contract, one question consumed me.
03:54Who was Max's father?
03:56And why had he waited six years to claim his son?
03:59What kind of man had the resources to orchestrate a kidnapping,
04:03hire expensive lawyers,
04:05and demand I sign away my parental rights?
04:08Little did I know,
04:10I was about to discover that the mysterious man from that hotel room wasn't just wealthy.
04:15He was royalty.
04:17I signed the contract.
04:19And when I looked up,
04:21I saw the shameless lawyer smirking at my helplessness.
04:27I did it for my son, Max.
04:29The moment I handed over the contract,
04:32my son was brought back to me.
04:34But by then,
04:35I had already sold my freedom
04:38to the mystery man.
04:41Losing Max completely wasn't an option I could survive.
04:45The address Mr. Cortez gave me led to a mansion in the hills,
04:49the kind of place I'd only seen in movies.
04:52Iron gates, manicured gardens, marble fountains.
04:55As our taxi pulled up the circular drive,
04:58Max pressed his face to the window in wonder.
05:04Mommy, are we really going to live here?
05:07He asked.
05:08I squeezed his hand,
05:10trying to project confidence I didn't feel.
05:13For now, baby,
05:15just remember,
05:16this isn't our real home.
05:18But looking at his excited face,
05:20I wondered if I was trying to convince him or myself.
05:24A British butler named Mr. Davies greeted us at the door.
05:28Ms. Rivera,
05:29Master Max,
05:31welcome to Villa Esperanza.
05:34Mr. Calderon is waiting in his study.
05:37Calderon.
05:40Finally, a name to attach to my nightmare.
05:43The study was all dark wood and leather,
05:46with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the city.
05:49Behind an enormous desk sat a man I recognized immediately.
05:54Even though six years had blurred the details,
05:56Javier Calderon.
05:58Tall, dark-haired,
06:00those same intense eyes that had looked at me in the hotel room.
06:04But now there was something different.
06:06A coldness.
06:08A distance that hadn't been there before.
06:11Amelia?
06:12He said,
06:13not bothering to stand.
06:14I trust your accommodations will be adequate.
06:16Adequate?
06:18I couldn't hide my anger.
06:19You kidnapped my son
06:21and forced me to sign a contract
06:23that basically makes me your prisoner.
06:26And you're asking about accommodations?
06:28I prefer to think of it as providing security for our son.
06:31Our son?
06:32The words came out strangled.
06:35For six years,
06:36you didn't even know he existed.
06:39Now suddenly, he's our son?
06:41Something flickered across his face.
06:44Pain, maybe, or regret.
06:45But it was gone so quickly,
06:47I might have imagined it.
06:49Circumstances prevented me from acting sooner.
06:52He said carefully.
06:54But I'm here now.
06:55Max, who had been quietly exploring the room,
06:57suddenly spoke up.
06:59Are you my daddy?
07:00I watched Javier's face transform
07:02as he looked at our son.
07:04Really looked at him for the first time.
07:08The coldness cracked,
07:10revealing something vulnerable underneath.
07:12Yes.
07:13He said softly.
07:15I am.
07:16Why didn't you come before?
07:18Max asked with the brutal honesty
07:21only children possess.
07:23Javier glanced at me,
07:24then back to Max.
07:26That's complicated.
07:28But I'm here now,
07:29and I want to get to know you.
07:31Would you like that?
07:32Max nodded enthusiastically,
07:34and I felt my heart break a little.
07:37My son was so eager for a father figure
07:40that he was ready to forgive
07:41six years of absence instantly.
07:44Over the following days,
07:46I began to understand the scope of Javier's world
07:49and just how out of place I was in it.
07:52The villa had 12 bedrooms,
07:55a staff of eight,
07:56and security cameras monitoring every entrance.
08:01Expensive cars came and went at all hours,
08:04carrying men in business suits
08:05who spoke in hushed, urgent tones.
08:08What exactly do you do?
08:11I asked Javier one evening
08:13as we watched Max play in the garden.
08:15Business.
08:16He said simply.
08:19Import, export, international trade.
08:22But I'd grown up in a rough neighborhood.
08:25I knew evasion when I heard it.
08:27My room was beautiful,
08:29bigger than my entire apartment had been.
08:32But the windows didn't open,
08:34and I noticed the security cameras
08:36had a clear view of every corner.
08:39I wasn't a guest here.
08:40I was a prisoner in a golden cage.
08:44The worst part was watching Max bloom
08:47under his father's attention.
08:49Javier was patient with him,
08:51answering endless questions,
08:54teaching him to ride bikes,
08:55and buying him everything he'd ever wanted.
08:58For the first time in his life,
09:00Max had a father.
09:01And the joy on his face
09:03made it impossible for me
09:05to hate the man who'd made it possible.
09:08But I also couldn't forget
09:09that this same man
09:11had orchestrated my son's kidnapping.
09:15Why now?
09:17I asked Javier one night
09:19when Max was asleep.
09:21Why wait six years?
09:23He was quiet for so long,
09:25I thought he wouldn't answer.
09:26Finally, he said,
09:28Because six years ago,
09:30I thought it was better for everyone
09:32if I stayed away.
09:34I was wrong.
09:36What changed?
09:37Another long pause.
09:39I learned that some responsibilities
09:41can't be avoided forever.
09:43There were so many questions I wanted to ask,
09:46but something in his tone warned me not to push.
09:50Javier Calderon was a man with secrets,
09:53and I was beginning to suspect
09:55those secrets were far more dangerous
09:57than I'd imagined.
09:59My friend Faith called constantly,
10:02worried sick about my sudden disappearance.
10:05Amelia, where are you?
10:07You missed two shifts,
10:08and your landlord says you moved out without notice.
10:11I couldn't tell her the truth.
10:13The contract included strict confidentiality clauses.
10:18I'm staying with Max's father for a while,
10:22working things out.
10:23His father?
10:24Honey, you told me you didn't even know who...
10:26I know.
10:27It's complicated.
10:29I'll call you soon, okay?
10:31But even as I said it,
10:32I wondered if that was true.
10:35The more I learned about Javier's world,
10:37the more I realized
10:38I might not be leaving anytime soon.
10:42The breaking point came during Max's first week
10:45at his new private school.
10:47I was in the pickup line
10:48when another mother approached me.
10:50You must be Max's nanny,
10:52she said with practiced politeness.
10:54He's such a sweet boy.
10:56Is his mother still traveling?
10:57The assumption hit me like a slap.
11:00In her world,
11:01this world of private schools
11:03and luxury cars,
11:05a woman like me
11:06could only be the help.
11:08I'm his mother,
11:10I said quietly.
11:12Oh, I'm so sorry.
11:13I didn't...
11:14I mean, you look so...
11:17Young, poor,
11:19out of place.
11:20I knew what she meant.
11:22That night,
11:23I confronted Javier.
11:27I don't belong here.
11:29Max belongs here,
11:31he said.
11:32And Max needs his mother.
11:33But not as his mother, right?
11:35As his nanny.
11:36As some woman you're keeping around
11:38for his benefit.
11:39That's not how I see you.
11:41Isn't it?
11:42I challenged.
11:43Then what am I to you, Javier?
11:45Because I'm not your wife,
11:47I'm not your girlfriend,
11:48I'm not your employee.
11:49I'm just some woman you s***ed with
11:51six years ago
11:52who happened to have your son.
11:54The hurt that flashed across his face
11:56surprised me.
11:57Is that really what you think
11:59that night was to me?
12:00I don't know what to think,
12:02I admitted.
12:03I barely remember it,
12:05the drugs.
12:06What drugs?
12:07His voice went deadly quiet.
12:09The ones you gave me
12:10to make me compliant.
12:12Amelia.
12:13He stepped closer,
12:15his eyes intense.
12:16I never gave you drugs.
12:18When I found you at that party,
12:20you were already drugged.
12:21I was trying to help you.
12:22The words hit me like a physical blow.
12:26What?
12:27You were stumbling around,
12:29obviously not in control.
12:30I was going to call you a cab,
12:32but you begged me not to leave you alone.
12:34You said someone had been following you,
12:36that you were scared.
12:37My world tilted.
12:39That's not...
12:40I don't remember.
12:41Because someone else drugged you.
12:43And when I realized what had happened,
12:46I should have taken you to a hospital.
12:48Instead,
12:49I let you convince me you were okay.
12:51I took advantage of a vulnerable woman,
12:54and I've regretted it every day since.
12:58Then why didn't you find me afterward?
13:01I tried.
13:02He said softly.
13:04But you gave me a fake name,
13:06and by the time I tracked down your real identity,
13:08you disappeared.
13:09Changed departments,
13:11changed jobs.
13:12I thought you didn't want to be found.
13:14The revelation changed everything and nothing.
13:18If he was telling the truth,
13:20then that night wasn't what I'd thought it was.
13:23But it didn't change the fact that he'd kidnapped Max.
13:26That he was keeping us here against our will.
13:29That every day I stayed in this golden prison,
13:32I lost a little more of myself.
13:35I need time to think,
13:37I whispered.
13:38Of course.
13:39But as I turned to leave,
13:40he caught my arm gently.
13:42Amelia,
13:43for what it's worth,
13:46I'm sorry.
13:47For all of it.
13:49Looking into his eyes,
13:51I almost believed him.
13:53But sorry wouldn't give me back my freedom.
13:56And it wouldn't answer the growing question
13:58that kept me awake at night.
14:00Who was Javier Calderon really?
14:03And what was he hiding?
14:05Living with Javier was like being trapped
14:07in a beautiful maze.
14:09Every day revealed new corridors,
14:12new secrets,
14:13new reasons why leaving seemed impossible.
14:16Max was thriving.
14:18His new school was everything
14:20I'd never been able to give him.
14:22Small classes,
14:23individual attention,
14:25field trips to museums and art galleries.
14:28When he came home talking about his science project
14:30or his new friend Marcus,
14:32I saw a confidence in him
14:34that hadn't been there before.
14:36Mommy,
14:37did you know Daddy speaks four languages?
14:40He asked one evening over dinner.
14:43Does he?
14:44I glanced at Javier
14:46who seemed uncomfortable with the attention.
14:48Spanish,
14:49English,
14:50French,
14:51and...
14:51What was the other one, Daddy?
14:53Portuguese.
14:54Javier said quietly.
14:55He learned them for business.
14:59Daddy has business all over the world.
15:02The casual way Max said Daddy
15:05still made my chest tight.
15:07Six years of being a single mother,
15:09and now my son was bonding with a man
15:11who'd forced his way into our lives.
15:14But I couldn't deny that Javier was good with Max,
15:17patient when he spilled juice on expensive furniture,
15:20interested in his drawings and stories,
15:24present in a way that most fathers,
15:26even those who lived with their children from birth,
15:29often weren't.
15:30It was the tenderness between them
15:32that confused me most.
15:34You're a natural father,
15:36I admitted one night as we watched Max sleep.
15:39I've had six years to imagine what it would be like,
15:42Javier said.
15:43Every birthday,
15:44every Christmas,
15:45every milestone I missed,
15:47I wondered what he was like,
15:48if he looked like me,
15:50if he was happy.
15:52You could have found us sooner if you'd really tried.
15:54He was quiet for a long moment.
15:56I told myself you were better off without me,
15:59that a man in my position
16:01would only bring danger to your lives.
16:04What position?
16:05Javier, I need to understand what I've gotten Max into.
16:08What kind of business requires security cameras and bodyguards?
16:14Before he could answer,
16:15Max stirred in his sleep,
16:17mumbling something unintelligible.
16:19Javier automatically smoothed his hair,
16:21and the gesture was so natural,
16:23so paternal,
16:24that I felt my defenses crack a little.
16:27He has nightmares sometimes
16:29about the men who took him.
16:31Javier's jaw tightened.
16:34That will never happen again.
16:36How can you promise that
16:37when I don't even know
16:38what we're being protected from?
16:40But he just shook his head.
16:42Some things are better left unknown.
16:45The first real crack in his facade
16:47came two weeks later.
16:49I was in the kitchen,
16:49making Max's lunch,
16:51when I heard raised voices
16:52from Javier's study.
16:53The conversation was in rapid Spanish,
16:56but I caught enough words
16:57to understand it was heated.
16:59No puedes seguir ocultándolo.
17:01You can't keep hiding it.
17:03No es seguro todavĂa.
17:04It's not safe yet.
17:05El niño tiene derecho a saber.
17:08The child has the right to know.
17:10When the voices stopped,
17:11I quickly returned to making sandwiches.
17:13But minutes later,
17:15Javier appeared in the kitchen,
17:17his face tense.
17:19Everything okay?
17:20I asked casually.
17:21Fine.
17:22He said,
17:22but I could see the stress lines
17:23around his eyes.
17:25Amelia,
17:26I may need to travel
17:27for business soon.
17:29A few days,
17:30maybe a week.
17:32Okay.
17:32I tried to keep my voice neutral,
17:34but inside,
17:35alarms were going off.
17:37Will we stay here?
17:38Of course.
17:39Victor will handle security
17:40while I'm gone.
17:42Victor was his right-hand man,
17:43a quiet, efficient man
17:45who seemed to anticipate
17:46Javier's needs
17:47before he voiced them.
17:48He'd been polite to me,
17:50but I always felt like
17:51he was assessing threats
17:53when he looked at Max and me.
17:55Where are you going?
17:56I asked.
17:57Spain.
17:59Javier said
18:00after a short pause.
18:01Family business.
18:02Spain.
18:03Another piece of the puzzle,
18:05but I still couldn't
18:06see the whole picture.
18:07That night,
18:08I overheard Max
18:09talking to his stuffed elephant.
18:11A habit he'd had
18:12since he was tiny.
18:14And Daddy might
18:15bow away for work,
18:17but he's coming back.
18:19He promised.
18:20Daddies don't leave forever.
18:22Do they, Ellie?
18:23My heart broke.
18:25Max had never had
18:26a father figure disappear
18:27on him before.
18:29But somehow,
18:30he already understood
18:31that men could leave
18:32and not come back.
18:33Was that an instinct
18:34all children developed?
18:36Or had he absorbed
18:37my own fears?
18:38The night before Javier
18:40was supposed to leave,
18:41Max developed a fever.
18:43It started as crankiness
18:45at dinner,
18:46but by bedtime,
18:47he was burning up
18:48and complaining
18:48that his head hurt.
18:49I immediately went
18:51into nurse mode,
18:52checking his temperature,
18:54giving him children's Tylenol,
18:55monitoring his breathing.
18:57Should we call a doctor?
18:58Javier asked,
18:59hovering anxiously.
19:01Let's see how he responds
19:02to the fever reducer first,
19:04I said,
19:06dampening a washcloth
19:07with cool water.
19:08Fevers in kids
19:09can spike fast,
19:10but they usually break
19:12just as quickly.
19:13But as the night wore on,
19:15Max got worse.
19:16His temperature hit 104,
19:18and he became delirious,
19:21crying for me
19:21even when I was
19:22right beside him.
19:23We're taking him
19:24to the hospital,
19:25Javier decided
19:26at 2 a.m.
19:28I'll drive,
19:29I said,
19:29but he shook his head.
19:31Victor will drive.
19:32I'm calling ahead
19:33to let them know
19:34we're coming.
19:35As we rushed
19:35through the empty streets,
19:37Max burning up
19:38in my arms,
19:39I watched Javier
19:40make phone calls
19:41in rapid Spanish.
19:42Somehow,
19:43by the time we arrived
19:44at the emergency room,
19:46Mr. Calderon,
19:47we have a room ready.
19:49No waiting,
19:50just immediate,
19:51comprehensive care.
19:53As they worked
19:54to bring Max's fever down,
19:56I sat beside his bed
19:57holding his small hand.
19:59Javier stood at the window,
20:01his phone constantly buzzing
20:03with calls he ignored.
20:04You should go,
20:06I told him quietly.
20:08Your business trip.
20:09There is no business trip
20:10more important than this.
20:12It was the way he said it,
20:14not just that Max
20:15was more important,
20:16but that there was
20:18no business at all
20:19that could compete
20:19with his son's welfare
20:21that made me look
20:22at him differently.
20:23Dr. Martinez
20:25eventually determined
20:26that Max had a severe
20:27ear infection
20:28that had spread,
20:30nothing life-threatening,
20:31but painful
20:32and requiring
20:33strong antibiotics.
20:35Mr. Calderon,
20:36we have a room ready.
20:38He'll need to stay
20:39overnight for observation,
20:40just to make sure
20:41the antibiotics
20:42bring the infection
20:43under control.
20:44I've arranged
20:45for a private room.
20:46That's not necessary.
20:48It is to me.
20:49He said quietly.
20:51The private room
20:52was more like
20:53a small apartment,
20:54as Max slept peacefully
20:56under the influence
20:56of strong painkillers.
20:58I found myself alone
21:00with Javier
21:01for the first time
21:02since that night
21:02six years ago.
21:03You're good at this.
21:05Watching me check
21:06Max's IV line
21:07with practiced competence.
21:09I'm a nurse.
21:10Or was, anyway.
21:12You could go back
21:12to school,
21:14finish your degree,
21:15I could arrange.
21:17Why?
21:18The question came out
21:19sharper than I intended.
21:20So I'll be qualified
21:21to be Max's mother
21:22in your world?
21:23So you'll have options.
21:25Independence.
21:27I had independence
21:28before you kidnapped us.
21:29And Max had nothing.
21:31No father,
21:32no security,
21:33no opportunities.
21:34He had me.
21:36He had love
21:37and stability
21:38and a mother
21:39who would have died
21:40before letting anyone
21:41hurt him.
21:42But love isn't always enough.
21:45Is it?
21:46There was truth
21:47in what he was saying.
21:48Love hadn't been enough
21:49to give Max
21:50the school he deserved,
21:51the medical care
21:52he was getting now,
21:53the sense of security
21:55that came from
21:55having two parents.
21:57What do you want from me?
21:58I want Max
21:59to have everything,
22:00Javier said.
22:01A mother who loves him.
22:03A father who protects him.
22:05That's not how families work.
22:07You can't just assemble
22:08the pieces
22:09and declare it complete.
22:11Can't you?
22:12We have a son together,
22:14Amelia.
22:16We both love him.
22:18We both want
22:19what's best for him.
22:21Isn't that a foundation?
22:23A foundation for what?
22:24But before he could answer,
22:26Max stirred awake,
22:27his fever finally broken,
22:29asking for water
22:30in a weak but clear voice.
22:32The moment of honesty
22:34between Javier and me
22:35dissolved
22:36as we both
22:37focused on our son.
22:39Later,
22:40as Max slept peacefully
22:41and I dozed
22:42in the pull-out bed,
22:43I felt a blanket
22:44being gently tucked
22:45around me.
22:46Through barely opened eyes,
22:48I saw Javier
22:49settling into
22:50the uncomfortable chair.
22:51There's a couch,
22:53I whispered.
22:54I'm fine.
22:55But I could see
22:56he wasn't fine.
22:58The stress of Max's illness,
23:00the cancelled trip,
23:02whatever business crisis
23:03he was avoiding,
23:05it was all
23:06taking a toll.
23:07For the first time,
23:09I saw past
23:10the controlled exterior
23:11to the man underneath,
23:12a man who was terrified
23:14of losing his son again.
23:16The next morning,
23:18as we prepared
23:18to take Max home,
23:20Dr. Martinez
23:21pulled me aside.
23:22Your husband seems
23:24very devoted.
23:25I started to correct him,
23:27but something stopped me.
23:28In this place,
23:30for these past 12 hours,
23:31we had been Max's parents.
23:34Not his mother
23:35and the man
23:35who'd claimed him,
23:36but his family.
23:37He is,
23:39I said instead.
23:42The ride home
23:43was quiet,
23:44Max dozing
23:45against my shoulder
23:46while Javier
23:47handled business calls
23:48in low tones.
23:50But when we pulled
23:51into the villa's circular drive,
23:53he surprised me.
23:54I'm not going to Spain,
23:55he said.
23:56Your business...
23:58Can wait.
23:59He looked at me seriously.
24:01Max needs stability
24:02right now.
24:03You both do.
24:05It was a small thing,
24:07canceling a trip
24:08to stay with a sick child.
24:09But it felt monumental,
24:12because for the first time
24:13since this whole ordeal began,
24:15Javier had chosen us
24:17over his mysterious
24:18business concerns.
24:20That night,
24:21as I tucked Max into bed,
24:22he asked the question
24:23I'd been dreading.
24:25Mommy,
24:25are you and Daddy
24:26going to get married?
24:28My heart stopped.
24:30Why would you ask that?
24:32Marcus at school said
24:33when Mommies and Daddies
24:34live in the same house
24:35with their kids,
24:36they're supposed to be married.
24:38And when his Mommy and Daddy
24:40aren't married anymore,
24:41he only gets to see
24:42his Daddy on weekends.
24:44The fear in his voice
24:45was unmistakable.
24:46He was terrified
24:47that this new family structure
24:49was temporary.
24:50Marriage is...
24:52complicated, baby,
24:54I said carefully.
24:55But you won't make Daddy
24:57go away,
24:58will you?
24:59Even if you're not married?
25:01The question broke my heart.
25:04Because the truth was,
25:06I didn't have the power
25:07to make Javier do anything.
25:09He was the one
25:10with the lawyers
25:11and the money
25:12and the security teams.
25:14If anyone was going
25:15to do any leaving,
25:16it would be me.
25:18Nobody's going anywhere,
25:20I promised,
25:22hoping it was true.
25:23But as I closed his door,
25:25I wondered how long
25:27I could keep that promise.
25:29Because living in this
25:30beautiful prison
25:31was changing me
25:32in ways I didn't understand.
25:34And I was beginning to fear
25:35that the woman
25:36who fought for independence
25:38might be disappearing entirely.
25:41The crisis came
25:43three days later
25:44in the form of a phone call.
25:46I was reading in the garden
25:47when my phone rang.
25:49Faith's name on the screen
25:51made me answer immediately.
25:53Amelia, thank God.
25:55She said,
25:56her voice tight with worry.
25:57I've been trying
25:58to reach you for days.
26:00I told you,
26:01I'm with Max's father.
26:02Honey,
26:03I think you're in trouble.
26:04My blood went cold.
26:06What do you mean?
26:07There are men
26:08asking about you
26:08at the hospital.
26:10Professional types,
26:11showing badges,
26:12asking about your schedule,
26:13your friends,
26:14your personal life.
26:15They wanted to know
26:16about Max's father.
26:17Fear crashed over me
26:19like a wave.
26:20What did you tell them?
26:22Nothing,
26:22because I don't know anything.
26:24I looked around
26:25the beautiful garden,
26:26suddenly seeing
26:27the security cameras
26:28with new eyes.
26:29Was I being protected
26:31or monitored?
26:32I have to go,
26:34I whispered.
26:35Wait, Amelia,
26:36where are you?
26:36If you're in some kind
26:38of witness protection thing,
26:39you need to tell me.
26:41I hung up
26:41before she could finish.
26:43My hands were shaking
26:44as I tried to process
26:45what Faith had told me.
26:47Government investigators
26:48were asking about me,
26:50about Max,
26:51about his father.
26:53What kind of man
26:54draws federal attention?
26:55And what did that mean
26:56for my son?
26:58I found Javier in his study,
27:00deep in conversation
27:01with Victor.
27:02They both looked up
27:03when I burst in,
27:04and something in my face
27:05must have alarmed them
27:06because Javier
27:07immediately dismissed Victor.
27:09What's wrong?
27:10He asked.
27:11Federal agents
27:12are asking about me,
27:13I said without preamble.
27:15At my old job,
27:16investigating my background.
27:18Why would they do that
27:19unless you're in
27:20some kind of legal trouble?
27:22Javier went very still.
27:24Who told you this?
27:25That doesn't matter.
27:26What matters
27:27is that my son
27:28is living in a house
27:29that's apparently
27:30under federal investigation.
27:32What kind of business
27:33are you really in, Javier?
27:35For a long moment,
27:36he didn't answer.
27:37Then he walked
27:38to the window,
27:39looking out at the gardens
27:40where Max was playing
27:41with a soccer ball,
27:43guarded by two men
27:44who I'd been told
27:45were gardeners,
27:46but who clearly weren't.
27:47My business is legitimate,
27:49he said finally.
27:50But complicated.
27:52Complicated how?
27:53Set trade requires
27:56relationships
27:56with various governments.
27:59Sometimes those relationships
28:01draw scrutiny.
28:03It was another evasion,
28:04but this time I pushed.
28:06Are you laundering money?
28:09Running drugs?
28:10Weapons?
28:11Because if you are,
28:12I'm taking Max
28:13and leaving right now.
28:15No.
28:16He said firmly,
28:17turning back to me.
28:18Nothing like that.
28:20I promise you, Amelia,
28:22I would never put Max in danger.
28:25Then what?
28:26Some secrets
28:27aren't mine to tell.
28:28He interrupted.
28:29But I need you to trust me.
28:32Can you do that?
28:34Looking into his eyes,
28:36I wanted to trust him.
28:38Despite everything,
28:39the kidnapping,
28:40the coercion,
28:41the golden cage,
28:42there was something
28:43in Javier CalderĂłn
28:44that called to me.
28:46The same something
28:47that had made me trust him
28:48that night,
28:49six years ago.
28:50But trust was a luxury
28:51I couldn't afford
28:52when Max's safety
28:53was at stake.
28:55I need proof,
28:56I said.
28:57If you want me
28:58to stay here,
28:59to let Max grow
29:00attached to you,
29:01to trust you
29:02with our lives,
29:02I need to know
29:04who you really are.
29:06Javier was quiet
29:07for so long
29:08I thought he would refuse.
29:10Then he reached
29:11into his desk drawer
29:12and pulled out
29:13a passport.
29:14With trembling hands,
29:16I opened it.
29:17The photo was
29:18definitely Javier,
29:19but the name
29:20made my world tilt.
29:22His Royal Highness,
29:24Prince Javier Carlos
29:26Eduardo CalderĂłn
29:27of Spain.
29:28I stared at the document,
29:30unable to process
29:31what I was seeing.
29:34You're...
29:35Crown Prince of Spain,
29:37he said quietly.
29:39Heir to the throne.
29:41The passport dropped
29:42from my nerveless fingers.
29:44Everything suddenly
29:45made horrible,
29:46perfect sense.
29:50I hadn't been kidnapped
29:51by a wealthy businessman.
29:53I'd been claimed
29:54by royalty.
29:56Oh my God,
29:57I breathed.
30:00Max is...
30:01A prince,
30:02Javier confirmed.
30:04My father's grandson,
30:06third in line
30:07to the Spanish throne.
30:08The room spun around me.
30:11My son,
30:12my little boy
30:13who got excited
30:14about Happy Meals
30:15and loved cartoon movies.
30:17was royalty.
30:20Actual, literal royalty.
30:23Why didn't you tell me?
30:24I demanded.
30:26Because I knew you'd run.
30:29He said simply.
30:31And I couldn't let that happen.
30:33Of course I'd run,
30:34I exploded.
30:36Do you have any idea
30:37what this means?
30:38What you've done to us?
30:40I'm a nurse's aide
30:41from Detroit
30:42and you've made
30:43my son a prince.
30:45How is he supposed
30:46to have a normal life?
30:48How am I supposed
30:49to protect him
30:50from...
30:51from...
30:52I gestured helplessly.
30:54From what I can give him.
30:56Javier finished.
30:58Education.
31:00Opportunity.
31:01Security.
31:03A legacy
31:04that goes back centuries.
31:06And a target on his back
31:08for the rest of his life,
31:10I shot back.
31:12Kidnapping attempts,
31:13political enemies,
31:14people who will see him
31:16as a pawn
31:16in games we can't
31:17even understand.
31:19Which is why
31:20he needs protection.
31:22Why you both do.
31:24I looked out the window
31:25at Max,
31:26still playing innocently
31:28in the garden,
31:29unaware that his world
31:30had just shifted
31:31on its axis again.
31:34He doesn't know,
31:35I realized.
31:38Not yet.
31:39I wanted to wait until...
31:41Until when?
31:42Until you could figure out
31:43how to explain
31:44to a six-year-old
31:45that his father
31:46is royalty?
31:47That he can never
31:49have a normal childhood?
31:50That every friend he makes,
31:52every girl he likes,
31:54every choice he wants to make
31:55will be scrutinized
31:56by an entire country?
31:58Until I could figure out
31:59how to keep you both safe
32:01while giving him
32:01the life he deserves.
32:02The life he deserves?
32:05I laughed,
32:07but it came out broken.
32:09He's six years old, Javier.
32:11He deserves to play soccer
32:13without bodyguards.
32:14To go to school
32:15without security checks.
32:17To have a mother
32:18who isn't treated
32:19like hired help
32:20by everyone who meets her.
32:21That last part
32:23slipped out
32:23before I could stop it,
32:25revealing more pain
32:26than I'd intended.
32:28Javier stepped closer.
32:30You were not hired help.
32:32You're Max's mother.
32:33And you're...
32:34What?
32:35I challenged.
32:36What am I to you?
32:39There but before
32:39he could answer,
32:40the study door burst open.
32:42Victor rushed in,
32:44his usual calm demeanor
32:45completely gone.
32:47Your Highness.
32:47He said urgently.
32:49We have a problem.
32:50The use of Javier's title
32:51in front of me
32:52felt like another shock.
32:54What kind of problem?
32:55Javier demanded.
32:57Your father is flying in
32:58from Madrid.
32:59He lands in three hours
33:00and he's bringing
33:01a full security detail.
33:02He knows about the boy.
33:04The color drained
33:05from Javier's face.
33:07How?
33:08Unknown.
33:09But his advance team
33:10is already en route.
33:11They want a full briefing
33:12on the situation
33:13before His Majesty arrives.
33:14I looked between them,
33:16understanding, dawning.
33:18The King of Spain
33:19is coming here,
33:20I said slowly,
33:21to see Max.
33:23To assess the situation.
33:25Victor corrected carefully,
33:27but I understood
33:28what that meant.
33:29The King was coming
33:30to decide what to do
33:31about the American woman
33:32and her son,
33:33who threatened
33:34the carefully controlled
33:35Spanish succession.
33:37I need you to listen
33:38to me very carefully.
33:40My father is traditional,
33:42conservative.
33:43He's going to see Max
33:45as either an asset
33:45to be controlled
33:46or a liability
33:48to be managed.
33:49What does that mean for us?
33:50It means,
33:52Javier said grimly,
33:53that the next few hours
33:54will determine
33:55whether you and Max
33:56stay here as family
33:58or whether you disappear
33:59from our lives forever.
34:01Looking at his face,
34:02I realized that
34:03for all his power,
34:05for all his royal blood
34:06and unlimited resources,
34:08Javier was just as trapped
34:10as I was.
34:11He wasn't the one
34:12making the decisions
34:13about our future.
34:14The King was coming,
34:15and nothing would
34:17ever be the same.
34:18Three hours.
34:20That's all the time
34:21I had to prepare
34:22for the most important
34:23meeting of my life.
34:24As Victor coordinated
34:25security protocols
34:27and Javier made
34:28urgent phone calls
34:29in Spanish,
34:30I sat in my beautiful
34:31prison room,
34:33staring at my reflection
34:34in the mirror.
34:35A working-class girl
34:36from Detroit
34:37was about to meet
34:38the King of Spain
34:39to discuss the future
34:41of his grandson.
34:42How had my life
34:44become so surreal?
34:46Mommy?
34:47Max appeared in my doorway,
34:49his little face concerned.
34:51Why is everyone
34:52running around?
34:53Are we in trouble?
34:55I knelt down
34:56to his level,
34:56trying to find words
34:58that would reassure him
34:59without lying.
35:01Someone very important
35:02is coming to visit,
35:04I said carefully.
35:06Someone who wants
35:07to meet you.
35:09Is it about Daddy?
35:10Yes, sweetheart.
35:12It's about Daddy.
35:13Max nodded solemnly,
35:15then surprised me
35:16by wrapping his arms
35:17around my neck.
35:18Don't worry, Mommy,
35:20he whispered.
35:21Daddy won't let anyone
35:23hurt us.
35:24If only I could be
35:26that certain.
35:27An hour later,
35:28the black motorcade arrived.
35:30I watched from the upstairs window
35:32as car after car
35:33pulled through the gates.
35:35Men in dark suits
35:36emerged first,
35:38spreading out across the grounds
35:39with military precision.
35:41Then came a limousine
35:42that screamed
35:43power and authority.
35:45From it stepped a man
35:46who looked like
35:47an older version of Javier,
35:49the same aristocratic features,
35:50the same commanding presence,
35:53but with silver hair
35:54and eyes that had seen
35:56decades of political maneuvering.
35:59King Sebastian of Spain
36:01had arrived
36:01to judge whether Max and I
36:03were worthy of his bloodline.
36:06Remember.
36:07Javier said quietly
36:08as we prepared
36:09to go downstairs.
36:10My father values strength,
36:12dignity,
36:13and respect for tradition.
36:16Don't apologize
36:17for who you are,
36:19but show him you understand
36:20the gravity of the situation.
36:22And if he decides
36:23we're not good enough?
36:24I asked.
36:26Javier's jaw tightened.
36:28Then I'll have to choose
36:29between my family
36:30and my crown.
36:32The meeting took place
36:33in the villa's
36:34formal dining room,
36:36with its crystal chandelier
36:37and oil paintings
36:38of Spanish nobility.
36:39I felt like a fraud
36:41sitting at that massive table,
36:43but I kept my spine straight
36:44and my voice steady.
36:46King Sebastian
36:47studied Max
36:48with intense interest,
36:49asking him about school,
36:51his interests,
36:53his dreams.
36:54Max,
36:55oblivious to the
36:56political implications,
36:57chattered happily
36:59about soccer
36:59and his new friend,
37:01Marcus.
37:01And you,
37:02Miss Rivera?
37:03The king said,
37:04turning those
37:05penetrating eyes on me.
37:07What are your intentions
37:08regarding my grandson?
37:10My intentions
37:11are to protect him
37:12and love him,
37:13your majesty.
37:15The same as they've been
37:16for six years.
37:18Even if that protection
37:19requires sacrifices.
37:22Even if loving him
37:24means accepting
37:25that his life
37:27will never be normal.
37:28I thought about
37:29the question carefully.
37:31Max's life
37:32stopped being normal
37:33the moment
37:34your son claimed him.
37:35My job now
37:37is to help him
37:38navigate
37:39whatever that means.
37:40And if it means
37:41living in Spain,
37:43learning royal protocol,
37:45understanding that
37:46every choice he makes
37:47reflects on the crown.
37:50My heart clenched,
37:51but I kept my voice steady.
37:53Then I'll learn
37:54alongside him.
37:55The king's expression
37:57was unreadable.
37:58You would leave America?
38:00Your family?
38:01Your friends?
38:02Everything familiar?
38:03I would do anything
38:04for my son's welfare
38:06and happiness.
38:07Even marry a man
38:08you barely know.
38:09The question hit
38:10like a physical blow.
38:13Beside me,
38:14Javier went very still.
38:16I'm sorry.
38:17I managed.
38:19Marriage.
38:20The king repeated calmly.
38:22It would legitimize
38:23the boy's position,
38:24provide stability,
38:27eliminate questions
38:28about succession.
38:29It would also ensure
38:31that both you and Max
38:32remain under royal protection.
38:35Indefinitely.
38:37I stared at him.
38:38Then at Javier,
38:39who looked as stunned
38:40as I felt.
38:42You want me
38:43to marry your son?
38:45I want what's best
38:47for Spain.
38:48The king corrected.
38:50And a prince
38:51with an illegitimate child
38:52and an American mistress
38:54creates complications.
38:57The word mistress
38:58made me flinch.
39:00But I forced myself
39:01to respond calmly.
39:03And you think marriage
39:05would solve
39:05those complications?
39:07Marriage to the mother
39:08of his child
39:08would demonstrate
39:09responsibility
39:10and commitment
39:11to family values.
39:13It would also ensure
39:14that Max grows up
39:15with both parents
39:16and full royal support.
39:18I looked at Javier,
39:20trying to read
39:21his expression.
39:22Was this what he wanted?
39:24Had this been his plan
39:26all along?
39:27What does Prince Javier
39:28think about this arrangement?
39:30I asked.
39:31For the first time
39:32since his father's arrival,
39:34Javier spoke.
39:36I think...
39:37He said carefully.
39:38...that any decision
39:39about marriage
39:40should be made
39:40by the people involved,
39:42not dictated
39:43by political convenience.
39:45The king's eyes sharpened.
39:47And yet,
39:48political convenience
39:49has governed royal marriages
39:51for centuries.
39:53It's how dynasties survive.
39:56Times change, father.
39:58Do they?
39:59The king's voice
40:00carried warning.
40:01Because from where I sit,
40:04it looks like
40:05you've already made
40:06your choice.
40:07You claimed
40:08this woman's child,
40:10brought her into our world,
40:13put royal resources
40:14at her disposal.
40:15You've created obligations,
40:18whether you intended to
40:20or not.
40:21The tension in the room
40:22was suffocating.
40:23I realized
40:24I was watching
40:25a power struggle
40:26that went far beyond
40:27my little family.
40:29What if I refuse?
40:31I asked quietly.
40:33Both men turned to me.
40:35What if I take Max
40:36and leave?
40:37Go back to our old life?
40:39You can't.
40:41The king said simply.
40:43Max is third in line
40:44to the throne.
40:46That makes him a person
40:47of international interest.
40:50He needs protection
40:51that only we can provide.
40:53And if something happened
40:55to Prince Javier?
40:56Max would move up
40:58in succession.
40:59The king confirmed.
41:01Which is why
41:02his education
41:03and preparation
41:04must begin immediately.
41:05I felt the walls
41:08closing in.
41:09There was no escape.
41:11No going back
41:12to our simple life.
41:13Max's royal blood
41:15had changed everything
41:17irrevocably.
41:18I need time to think,
41:20I said.
41:21Of course.
41:23The king said.
41:24But while you're thinking,
41:26consider this.
41:28Your son will be a prince
41:30regardless of what
41:31you decide.
41:32The question is
41:33whether he'll be a prince
41:35with a mother beside him
41:37or a prince
41:39who remembers the woman
41:41who walked away
41:42when things got complicated.
41:44The words were
41:45a masterful manipulation
41:46and we all knew it.
41:48But that didn't make them
41:50less effective.
41:52After the king left,
41:53I found myself alone
41:54with Javier in the garden.
41:56Did you know?
41:57I asked
41:58about his marriage ultimatum.
42:02I
42:04suspected
42:05he might suggest it.
42:06Javier admitted.
42:08Royal protocol
42:09usually requires
42:10legitimizing any heirs.
42:12Is that
42:13what you want?
42:14A marriage of convenience?
42:16I fought to suppress
42:17the flood of emotions
42:19swirling inside me.
42:21On one side,
42:22I could see my son
42:23losing his freedom.
42:24But on the other,
42:26he would get the life
42:27he deserved.
42:29Amelia,
42:30you need to make a decision.
42:32Max, however,
42:33will live here.
42:35My blood boiled.
42:37You have no right.
42:39You abandoned him!
42:42Javier stepped closer,
42:44voice grave.
42:45I am saying this again,
42:48Amelia.
42:49I didn't abandon him.
42:52It was six years ago,
42:54and things were different back then.
42:56I was different back then.
42:59My stomach clenched.
43:00And technically,
43:02both you and Max
43:04are contractually obligated
43:05to live with me.
43:07But I won't force you.
43:09You need to decide it yourself,
43:12Amelia.
43:13The state has organized a gala
43:15to welcome the Spanish officials.
43:17I hope you'll have your answer ready by then.
43:20I stood there,
43:21watching him walk away,
43:23my mind swirling
43:25with all kinds of thoughts.
43:27I realized that my entire future
43:30hinged on a question
43:31I couldn't answer.
43:32Could I love a man
43:34who'd kidnapped my son?
43:36Could I trust a prince
43:37who'd lied to me
43:38about everything?
43:39Could I marry someone
43:40to secure my child's future,
43:42even if it meant sacrificing
43:44my own dreams of real love?
43:46But then I thought about Max
43:48sleeping peacefully down the hall,
43:51finally having the father
43:52he'd always wanted.
43:53I thought about the opportunities
43:55this royal connection
43:56could give him,
43:57the education,
43:59the experiences,
44:00the chance to make
44:01a real difference in the world.
44:03And I thought about the alternative,
44:06running from a king
44:07who had unlimited resources
44:09to find us.
44:10The next few days blurred
44:12as the gala night arrived.
44:13I stood in front of the mirror,
44:15dressed in an elegant gown,
44:18wondering what this night
44:19would bring.
44:21Would I lose Max for forever?
44:23Or trap ourselves
44:24into this royal mess?
44:26As I entered the ballroom,
44:28a sudden buzz filled my ears.
44:31The prince is here,
44:32someone whispered.
44:34My eyes followed
44:35the swarm of paparazzi
44:37to Prince Javier Calderon.
44:39It was surreal
44:41watching the man I knew
44:42as Max's father
44:43being idolized by the masses.
44:46How did a nobody like me
44:48end up in his orbit?
44:50My mind wandered back
44:52to the South Beach nightclub
44:53six years ago.
44:55Our first meeting,
44:56the instant connection.
44:58But I snapped back
44:59to the present
45:00as I saw Javier approaching
45:01in my direction.
45:03Do I say hi to him?
45:05Would he greet me back
45:07in front of the public?
45:07But my fears were instantly dispelled
45:11as Javier walked right past me,
45:13even without blancing at me once.
45:15I was relieved by his ignorance,
45:18but somewhere it hurt, too.
45:20The night was shaping up
45:22to be less eventful
45:23than I had anticipated,
45:25but little did I know,
45:26I was about to witness
45:28the type of drama
45:29that I never could have imagined.
45:31I stood by the bar
45:33when a familiar face
45:34caught my eye.
45:36My breath hitched
45:37in disbelief.
45:39Charles Dawson,
45:40my first love,
45:42the man I once left
45:44broken and hurt.
45:45Once again,
45:46the flashes of the night
45:47that ruined my life
45:49circled me.
45:50The drugs,
45:51the mistake with Javier,
45:52and Charles' heartbreak
45:54when he found out
45:55I was pregnant.
45:55He looked even more
45:57distinguished than before,
45:58more mature,
45:59more handsome.
46:01As if he felt me staring,
46:03he turned towards me.
46:04The moment our eyes met,
46:07something flickered in them,
46:08something I couldn't read,
46:10but I knew he was trying
46:11to digest if I was real.
46:14My heart raced,
46:15my body tensed up,
46:17and for the first time
46:18in a long while,
46:20I felt seen.
46:22He stepped in front of me.
46:24We stood in an awkward silence
46:26before Charles broke it.
46:28Hey.
46:29I could hear the hurt
46:31in his voice.
46:32I could feel he remembered
46:33our days together, too.
46:35Hey.
46:36His laugh was nervous.
46:38We used to be more eloquent
46:40than this.
46:41I couldn't help but chuckle.
46:42Yeah.
46:43If you got us in the same room,
46:46you couldn't get us to shut up
46:48until we started dating.
46:49Then our mouths were occupied
46:51with other things.
46:53I stopped myself.
46:55Sorry.
46:56I made it awkward.
46:57He shook his head.
46:59It's okay.
47:00He smiled,
47:01gazing into my eyes,
47:03and I could feel
47:04the same warmth in them.
47:06For a moment,
47:07I forgot all about Javier
47:10and our complications.
47:12You look very beautiful
47:13in that dress.
47:15Warmth spread through my body.
47:18I could barely think of a topic
47:20to continue our conversation,
47:22because everything I said
47:25came out dumber
47:26than it sounded in my head.
47:27So, I took a deep breath
47:30and tried again.
47:32You look great, too.
47:34New York has been good to you.
47:37There were a thousand things
47:39I wanted to say,
47:40but couldn't.
47:42Just then,
47:43we were interrupted
47:44when a familiar female voice
47:46called out.
47:46There you are, Charles.
47:49Found you.
47:50My body tensed up.
47:52I knew that voice.
47:53And sure enough,
47:54when I turned,
47:55I saw my half-sister Sophie
47:57bound up to Charles.
47:59What happened next
48:00nearly made my soul
48:01leave my body.
48:03Sophie cozied up to Charles
48:05and wrapped her arm
48:06around his waist.
48:07I could hear my chest
48:08pounding in my ears
48:09as years of abuse
48:11flashed right before my eyes.
48:13Charles knew how Sophie
48:15tormented me.
48:16And yet,
48:17was he dating her?
48:18Was it Charles and Sophie's plan
48:20to drug me on my birthday?
48:22Was that why he left
48:24without listening to me
48:24the day I learned
48:25I was pregnant?
48:26Just then,
48:28a voice shattered
48:28my thoughts.
48:30Amelia.
48:31My eyes widened in shock
48:33as Javier's lips
48:34landed on mine.
48:36Sophie and Charles
48:37froze.
48:39Why did he do that?
48:41Was it real?
48:42Did he actually
48:44feel something?
48:45Or is this
48:46just a game to him?
48:47What if this kiss
48:49was his way
48:49of claiming me?
48:50Of making sure
48:51I can't leave?
48:52Or worse,
48:54what if he's about
48:55to tell everyone
48:56the truth?
48:57About Max?
48:58About that night
48:59six years ago?
49:01Just then,
49:02my eyes landed on Sophie.
49:04She has always
49:05needed to win.
49:06To be prettier.
49:07To have the better man.
49:09She took Charles from me.
49:11And now?
49:12The Prince of Spain
49:14just kissed me
49:15in front of her.
49:16In front of everyone.
49:17But the thing is,
49:20Sophie doesn't lose.
49:21She destroys people
49:23who make her lose.
49:24But what actually
49:26terrifies me most?
49:27Max.
49:29My son finally
49:30has his father.
49:32We finally have a home,
49:34stability, and safety.
49:35What happens to us
49:37if the secret gets out?
49:38Can I protect Max
49:40from what's coming?
49:41Will Sophie expose
49:42everything in her rage,
49:44forcing my family
49:45to learn the truth
49:46in the cruelest way possible?
49:48And what do I do
49:50with these feelings
49:51I can't afford to have
49:52for a man who's turning
49:54my entire world
49:55upside down?
49:57Download now
49:58to discover what happens
50:00when one kiss
50:01changes everything.
50:03The Prince
50:04just made his choice.
50:06Now Amelia
50:07has to make hers.
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