MELANIE The doors of the Alistair mansion swing open, but this time, I do not walk in like a terrified trespasser. Even if I can barely breathe, it helps to know that they’ve got me. Valentin takes the lead, his towering frame casting a long shadow across the marble foyer. Cassian and Xavier flank him effortlessly, while I stay exactly one step behind Valentin’s broad shoulders, my hands trembling slightly, but my spine completely straight.Evangeline is sitting on the edge of the cream-colored sofa, a bone-china teacup balanced delicately in her manicured hand. The second she looks up and sees the three brothers walking through the archway, her entire demeanor changes. The tension completely melts out of her shoulders. Her eyes literally brighten, lighting up with a profound, breathless relief.She sets her teacup down on the glass table with a sharp clink and stands up, smoothing the skirt of her pristine designer dress."Valentin. Cassian," Evangeline breathes out, a genuine,
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