THE HEIRESS
Outside, thunder rolled somewhere beyond the engines, a rumble caught between weather and destiny.
The island greeted them with heat and silence. Sand the colour of sun‑bleached pearl stretched to a private dock where palm trees bowed in constant wind. The estate rose on the cliffs above a mansion of white stone and glass, built for discretion and wealth, large enough to host a scandal or bury one.
Inside, cool air carried a trace of jasmine and cedar. Luca swept the rooms with quiet precision. “Safe,” he said finally. “For now.”
Evelyn walked along the veranda, watching the sea churn sapphire and steel. For all its beauty, isolation pressed close. Here, even the horizon felt like it might k
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