Chapter 81

• Chapter 81: Jealousy Has a Name
• The morning light filters through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the penthouse, casting long shadows across the marble floors. Lena moves through the kitchen with careful grace, her silk robe flowing around her as she prepares coffee. The events of the previous night have left her feeling different—transformed in ways she's still trying to understand. There's a new awareness in her movements, a confidence that wasn't there before.
• She's humming softly, lost in thought, when the private elevator chimes its arrival. The sound makes her freeze, coffee cup halfway to her lips. Only a select few have access to that elevator, and Luca is still asleep upstairs.