Josie’s POVFive years had passed since the twins came into the world screaming and fighting, and somehow the time had both flown and stretched in ways I still couldn’t fully understand, I stood on the terrace of the penthouse watching the city below us, the same skyline that had once felt like a battlefield now looked like a kingdom we had claimed and made our own. Hart-Alexander Holdings wasn’t just the top company in the country anymore,It was number one globally. Shipping, tech, energy, finance, we had expanded carefully, ruthlessly, but always with the same promise we had made each other after the hospital: no more secrets, no more shadows we couldn’t face together.Lily was thirteen now, she had grown tall and graceful, with the same sharp eyes she had as a little girl but with a quiet strength that made my heart ache with pride. She was in the kitchen right now helping the twins with their snacks, her voice patient as she explained why they couldn’t have ice cream before din
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