Chapter 152

Third Person's POV

Night fell heavy over the Vane estate, cloaking the mansion in a silence that bordered on reverent. The moon hung low and pale above the rooftops, its light casting long, silver streaks over the carefully paved paths of the garden below.

Inside, warm light spilled from the windows of the second floor. Shadows danced behind the velvet curtains, moving in and out of the frame like