*Aria’s POV*By morning, the mansion no longer pretended to be beautiful. I had stayed with Adrian the whole night because he was scared. Lucian didn’t show up again that night.This morning felt like no other. The mansion was awake. Not the usual quiet.The sunlight was spilling across marble, servants moving softly, life resuming its rituals – but alert, coiled and watching.I dressed instantly, my hands shook as I buttoned my blouse, fingers clumsy, betraying the calm I pretended to have mastered. I kept thinking of the maid’s face – how young she’d looked, how her scream hadn’t sounded like fear so much as shock.Lucian had doubled the security. He had reshaped it to be exact.There were at least four guards outside Adrian’s room now. They stood quietly, unmoving, observing their surroundings.There were no unnecessary footsteps anymore. No idle chatter. Every movement had intention behind it, every guard positioned like a chess piece already mid-game. Cameras blinked awake in cor
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