Chapter 69

• Chapter 69: Steel and Silk
• The first thing Lena notices is the way the morning light catches in his hair.
• Golden threads weave through the dark strands scattered across the pillow, and she finds herself mesmerized by the sight. Luca sleeps deeply beside her, his face relaxed in a way she's never seen before—the hard lines of his jaw softened, the perpetual tension in his brow smoothed away. His chest rises and falls in a steady rhythm, and she can't help but trace the movement with her eyes, memorizing the way shadows play across his skin.