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CHAPTER FOURTEEN

Penulis: Cherry Writes
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-07-24 01:48:30

ZARA

The first thing I changed was my mirror.

Not my clothes. Not my makeup. Not even my attitude.

My mirror.

The one in Lucien’s room that used to mock me — that used to reflect a wild girl always on edge, always angry, always performing — now stood in the center of my walk-in closet. I faced it every morning.

And every morning, I asked myself the same question:

What kind of woman do you want to be today, Zara?

Not what Lucien wanted. Not what Don Enzo expected. Not what the world feared. But what I wanted.

I started simple.

A satin blouse that hugged my waist but flowed around my arms. Soft, elegant. Not loud. Not flashy.

I brushed my hair—gently, for once—pulled it back into a loose knot, and added gold earrings I hadn’t worn since mother died.

Then I cooked breakfast.

Not for Lucien. Not to impress anyone.

For me.

I followed a video recipe on my phone—eggs poached in tomato broth, fresh herbs from the garden, toasted bread from the kitchen staff’s leftover stash. It wasn’t perfect
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