An uneasy silence settled in the car as Lily and Lucian made their way back to the estate.
Lily's gaze flickered towards Lucian once again, her heart aching with a symphony of uncertainty. The weight of her decision, the bond she had willingly unraveled, now felt like an insurmountable divide between them. Doubt gnawed at her, weaving its tendrils through her thoughts – had she miscalculated? Was the choice to unravel their intertwined souls worth the subtle fracture she detected in his gaze?
Lucian's jaw tightened, and for a moment, it seemed as if a war raged within him. Luna watched the unfolding exchange with an inscrutable expression, her role as an orchestrator of fate leaving a lingering bitterness in the air.
The estate's grandeur loomed ahead, its imposing architecture a stark
