Chapter 243

Third Person's POV

On the other side of the estate, Valerius led Cerys to a quiet, secluded terrace where the scent of moonflowers drifted softly through the night air. The distant noise of the manor faded behind thick stone and shadow-veined vines.

He opened the long velvet-lined case on the table.

Inside lay the cello that Maura loved most-the instrument that had followed her through countless p