Chapter 90

• Lillian's POV
• It was almost too easy to get used to happiness. After everything... the betrayals, the manipulation, the war that felt like it would never end... the quiet moments with Nathaniel felt surreal. Like we had somehow stolen them from a life that was never meant to be ours. I would wake up to a good morning text, and by the time noon came, he would send flowers or a dumb meme that made me roll my eyes and smile. We were building something again, but this time, with no one watching and no one interfering.
• One night, he showed up at my door with a picnic basket. Just like that.