Chapter 453 A Cage

• Night had fallen.
• Standing by the same villa window—the best vantage point on Gillian Island—Natalia took in the nocturnal view. Distant lights shimmered across the sea, carried by a faint, briny breeze.
• Preparations for the patriarch’s birthday were in full swing throughout the estate. Nathan still hadn’t returned, despite his promise. Natalia decided not to stay cooped up in her room. Time was limited, and learning more about the island—and the Bosch family—might give her the leverage she needed.