My Father's Rival Is My Lover
But that wasn’t what caught her breath.
It was the engraving.
"Alma Vale," he said, his voice a whisper between gravity and hope, "will you marry me?"
She stared at the ring, then at him.
"Yes," she breathed. "Yes, Julian, I will."
Their kiss was deep and long, like two people anchoring themselves to one another in a world that constantly shifted underfoot.
Three Hours Later, Nova HQ
The celebration was short-lived.
A message had come through Nova’s private channel, an encryption so old, only Selene and Evelyn had used it in the past.
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