Two years had passed since Lila first walked through the gates of the Vance Estate. In that time, everything had changed. The name Vance no longer made people hide or run away. Now, it stood for safety, help, and progress. The empire that Damian, Cole, Elias, and Gideon built had turned from something dark and feared into something that held the whole city together. And right in the center of it all was Lila, the woman who had started it all just by being herself.
Life was peaceful now. There were no more enemies hiding in the shadows. There were no more threats or fights. The work they did was hard, but it was good work—building homes, running schools, keeping order in the neighborhoods. But today, there was a different kind of excitement in the air. It wasn’t about business or projects.
