Outside, the air was crisp and fresh, mountain air, but within the large floor-to-ceiling glass walls of the expansive penthouse it was as if the world were a master class in silent absolute luxury. Casel was standing close to a sleek and minimalist marble column, which was draped in a luxurious cream-colored cashmere robe that cascaded down to her ankles. There was a soft laughter in the sunlit nursery, next to the living pavilion. A sheepskin rug was his seat, and an expert, hand-picked pediatric nurse, was gently shaking a silver rattle, giving Liam a perfect, healthy pink flush to his cheeks. Liam's little hands were outstretched and unharmed and warm.
The black and sad days of crawling down frozen Baltic alleyways were behind them. Now Casel was no more a fugitive running about in th
