Chapter 119 Reconciliation

• Leona's POV
• Sunlight streamed through the windows of the Moretti estate, warming the marble floor. For the first time in a long while, I felt alive. My heart raced, and my hands shook slightly as she walked into the grand sitting room. Lucien stood at the far end, with his hands in his pockets, watching the garden outside.
• I didn’t know what to expect when she reached out to him. I wasn’t ready to fully forgive him, but I was ready to talk. They had been caught in a cycle of pain, revenge, and miscommunication that almost tore them apart.