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Lyra's POVThe next morning, I went back to work.It felt strange putting on the supermarket uniform again after everything that had happened.For the past few weeks, my life had been filled with problems to last me several lifetimes. Standing in front of the mirror in my small bedroom, adjusting the name tag on my shirt, I almost felt like I was stepping into someone else's life.But this was my life.Or at least, the part of it that still felt normal.I left Eleanor with my mother and drove to the supermarket.The moment I walked through the staff entrance, one of the co-workers looked up.“Lyra.”I stopped.He smiled awkwardly. “You're actually back.”I shrugged my shoulders “I work here.”She smirked “I know. I just thought…” She lowered her voice. “After everything…”I sighed.Everyone knew what was going on already. The Rourke name had become impossible to escape.I knew exactly why I was still employed.My attendance had been terrible. I had disappeared for days.I missed shifts b

Lyra's POVThe next morning, I woke up before Early. For a few seconds, I forgot everything.Then Eleanor climbed onto the bed and landed directly on my stomach.“Mommy, wake up!” she screamed on top of her voice.I groaned.“Why?”“Daddy is making breakfast.” She stated.That got my attention, I immediately stood up. “Luca is cooking?”She nodded seriously.“He said he can cook.”I laughed.“That sounds dangerous.”When I walked downstairs, the smell of pancakes filled the air. Luca stood at the stove wearing a plain shirt. Eleanor sat at the counter watching him like he was performing some kind of magic trick.“You're awake,” he said.“I heard you were cooking.”He chuckled.“I am.”I looked at the pancakes.“They don't look terrible.”He turned around.“Thank you for your compliment mam.”I sat beside Eleanor.She immediately whispered something to me, “Daddy burned the first one.”Luca looked at her.“I heard that.” She giggled.For a moment, everything felt easy.Then Luca's phone rang sud

Lyra's POVI tried not to think about the board meeting but I failed.Everything Luca had told me the night before stayed in my head.N His father wanted him inside Rourke Holdings. He wanted him to take the position of Executive Director, and behind all of it was the same thing that had been hanging over Luca for weeks, Amelia.The marriage his father wanted.I knew about it. It wasn't a secret between us. Theron had already made his position clear. Amelia came from a powerful family, and marrying her would strengthen the Rourke name.Luca had always rejected the idea.But that morning, something changed.I saw Amelia for the first time in weeks.She was standing outside a cafe across from the supermarket, dressed in a black coat, her dark hair perfectly styled. She looked calm and confident as she watched me walk toward the entrance.I slowed down, she smiled.“Lyra.”I stopped.“Amelia.”“I heard you're still working here.”“I am.” I muttered. My voice was shaking, as I was nervous sta

Lyra's POVI stared at the letter in Luca's hand, My job was gone.I was not transferred or suspended. I was fired without any warning.After everything that had happened, I should have been angry. Instead, I felt strangely calm.Maybe because I already knew I couldn't keep working there forever. I was already tired of feeling like every ordinary part of my life could be taken away because of someone else's last name.Luca placed the letter on the table.“This isn't your fault.”“I know.”“You don't have to worry about money.”I looked at him.“Luca, don't.”He stopped.“I know what you're going to say,” I continued. “You're going to offer to take care of everything.”He sighed “I wasn't.”“You were thinking about it.”He smiled slightly.“Maybe.”I shook my head.“I want to do this myself.”He looked at the papers spread across the table.“The store?”“Yes.”Kira had helped me put the first ideas together, and now I was beginning to see it differently. It wasn't just an empty retail spa

Lyra's POVFew days passed and I was strangely not hearing anything from neither Theron nor Amelia. The two had suddenly become quite. I was almost certain they were scheming something bizarre again.The store was slowly shaping into what I hoped for. Kira and I worked at the counter, attending to the customers that arrived.After a while, we finally had time to catch our breath.I was standing behind the counter when something crashed through the front window of the store.Kira screamed.I ducked instinctively as glass scattered across the floor.For a few seconds, nobody moved.Then the alarm started ringing.“Stay back!” Kira shouted.I slowly lifted my head, A brick was lying in the middle of the store.Someone had thrown it through our window.The clothes near the entrance were covered in glass.My heart was pounding.“What the hell just happened?”Kira looked toward the street.“I don't know.”I stepped closer to the broken window but stopped when I saw people gathering outside.Someon