"You think he'll be happy to see me?" Ophelia asked, looking at Valerio with nervousness shining in her face.
Valerio gave her a smile, "he misses you extremely, Lia." He assured her, "of course, he will be happy to see you."
Ophelia let out a nervous chuckle and nodded before she raised her hand and pressed the switch right beside the door they were standing in front of.
Valerio had left the city with her to come to the tulip farm that had been owned by the Anervas for centuries. For now, Ophelia had rid her mind of all thoughts concerning Rowan and his city or whatever was broken between them now. She was solely focused on meeting Aleksander after what felt like a lifetime.
The door opened with a haste and the man who appeared behind the threshold hadn't aged a day.
He gasped wh
