Chapter 162

Evelina

As we stepped into the penthouse, the silence wrapped around us like a blanket. The lights of Manhattan twinkled beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows, creating a backdrop that belonged in a movie, not my real life.

Alaric locked the door behind us with a definitive click that sent a shiver down my spine.

I stood in the vast living room, still clutching the boutique bag with the diamond neck