Fay’s POVI carefully arranged the breakfast tray before picking it up.There was enough food for Liora to start her morning properly with fresh fruit, bread, eggs, some pastries, and a cup of tea. I balanced the tray against my palms and glanced toward the staircase.For some reason, I felt uneasy. Maybe it was because there had been too much happening lately, too many secrets, too many arguments, too many people watching Liora.And somehow, despite everything, she was still expected to wake up every morning and pretend this was a normal place to live.I worried about her, I genuinely did. I had seen too many women come into this estate thinking they could survive its rules, its people, and its politics but not all of them had.Some had become broken, some had simply disappeared from the lives of the people who once knew them and others had learned to keep their heads down until they became shadows of themselves.I didn't want that for Liora. She was stubborn, yes, sometimes unbeliev
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