Chapter 68

• Ethan and Lucas beamed with joy, their faces reflecting the relief and happiness they felt upon seeing their little sister Ivy standing before them, safe and sound. Victor Blackwood and Julian had brought her back unscathed, and the brothers' gratitude was palpable.
• Ivy's eyes sparkled as she took in the reunion. Her brothers, once wary of Victor's intentions, now welcomed him with open arms. The tension between the Blackwood and Smith families, once palpable, seemed to dissipate in this moment.
• Ethan, the elder brother, enveloped Ivy in a warm hug.