Chapter 47

The car glided silently along the winding road toward the mansion. Through the window, I watched the vineyards bathed in silver moonlight, somber and almost melancholic. The driver kept his eyes fixed on the road, discreetly ignoring the palpable tension between us in the back seat.

Gideon sat with his head leaned back, eyes closed, though he wasn't asleep. Physical and emotional exhaustion was et