Chapter 90: Morning After Morning arrived slowly, carrying pale light through the curtains and across the room like something hesitant to intrude. Nico woke first. For a moment, he didn’t move. Elara was still tucked against him, one arm resting lightly across his chest, her breathing soft and even. The quiet in the room felt different from the quiet of the rest of the house. Outside, the estate was already stirring. Somewhere far below, doors opened and closed. Footsteps crossed marble. The day had begun. But in here, time still belonged to them. He turned his head slightly and looked at her. Even asleep, she carried herself like she was aware of everything around her. Her hair was loose across the pillow, dark against the white linen. Her face had softened in sleep in a way he didn’t often get to see when she was awake and guarded and sharp. He thought, not for the first time, that she was devastatingly beautiful. Then she stirred. Her eyes opened slowly, gold and f
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