Chapter 159 Back Where She Belongs

• ZARA & REGAN’S LIVING ROOM – EARLY AFTERNOON
• The house was calm now, the midday light pouring in through sheer drapes that softened the room in a golden glow. The quiet hum of the air conditioner and the occasional chirp from outside were the only sounds in the background.
• Zara collapsed into the corner of the cream-colored sectional, legs tucked beneath her, one hand gently massaging her ankle. She’d kicked off her shoes the moment they got in. Her makeup was slightly smudged from sweat and movement, but it didn’t take away from her glow. If anything, it made her look even more radiant—like someone who had worked hard for her joy and earned every glimmer of it.