LOGINArvan's POV I hung up the phone, but Lara's words kept echoing in my head. I heard you two even shared a room last night. I stared at the phone in my hand, trying to untangle feelings that had suddenly become mixed without clear reason. Last night had felt different. Honest, somehow lighter than
Lara's POV I walked quickly out of the Hargrove family home, my hands trembling with anger that had been burning in my chest for the past several minutes. 'Consequences for those who don't know their place.' Nenek Margaretha's words kept echoing, sharp and insulting, as if she already knew everyt
Reyna's POV That name instantly changed the entire atmosphere of the room. Arvan tensed, his face turning pale. "Lara? How does she know I'm here?" The servant shook her head, having no answer. "She only said it was important, sir. She's waiting in the main living room now." Grandmother Margaret
"Arvan?" The name left my mouth in disbelief, my mind refusing to process yet another impossible revelation in the span of a single night. "How did he find the facility?" "We don't know yet," Cassius's voice crackled through the speaker, tension evident in every word. "But he was there, Aldric. Try
The world stopped moving. Sound disappeared first—the hum of the engine, the rush of wind against the windows, even my own heartbeat seemed to fade into distant static. "What did you say?" My voice came out as barely a whisper, breath catching painfully in my throat. Aldric's eyes stayed fixed on
"The clinic?" My voice came out sharper than I intended, panic threading through every syllable. "What clinic? Aldric, what's happening?" He didn't answer immediately, already moving toward the door, phone pressed to his ear. "Cassius, slow down. What happened?" His voice carried an edge I'd never







