Chapter 24 Lyla Arrives

The De Luca mansion buzzed quietly that morning. Sunlight poured in through the grand windows, making the marble floors gleam. Aria wandered the gardens absentmindedly, plucking petals from roses, her mind still swirling with everything that had happened between her and Damian the night before. The soft sound of a suitcase rolling across the marble interrupted her thoughts. She turned to see a maid approaching.