Chapter 11

• Elena woke up to the soft glow of morning sunlight filtering through the curtains, casting golden streaks across the lavish bedroom.
• For the first time in what felt like forever, she didn’t wake up with the usual pit in her stomach. Instead, there was something oddly comforting about today, like a warmth settling into her bones, an unfamiliar yet welcome sense of peace.
• Stretching under the silken sheets, she inhaled deeply. A delicious aroma wafted into the room, making her stomach tighten with hunger.