The morning sun shone brightly over the Vance Estate, lighting up the grounds that just hours before had been the center of tension and danger. The events of the previous night felt like a bad dream now that daylight was here, but the evidence was still there. There were marks on the grass where men had run, extra guards posted at every corner, and a quiet sense of relief hanging in the air. The threat from the Rossi family was gone, finished for good, and life was slowly starting to get back to normal. But nothing is ever exactly the same after a war, and Lila knew that things had changed—for her, and for all of them.
When Lila woke up, she found Damian sitting in the chair beside her bed. He hadn’t gone to his own room, and he clearly hadn’t slept much. He had changed his clothes and cl
