Days flowed by like water, quietly slipping through the peaceful years in Asteria.
Mina gave birth to a healthy baby boy. She named him Leo Hayes, a name that carried the meaning of honoring the hard-won peace and new beginning.
As she held her soft, warm little boy in her arms, a strength she had never known before washed over her completely. This was the unbreakable bond of blood, tangible proof that a brand new life stretched out before her.
When she looked at his features, so strikingly similar to his biological father's, her heart stayed perfectly calm. That man did not stir even the faintest ripple in her soul anymore.
Once she recovered from childbirth, Mina poured most of her energy back into her art.
Her son's arrival had given her a deeper understanding of life and resilienc
