Chapter 90 Ten Thousand Reasons

• The sunlight had already claimed most of the Kareem mansion, slipping in through the floor-to-ceiling windows and kissing the marbled floors with golden light. Outside, birds chirped lazily, and a gentle breeze rustled the garden trees, but inside one of the guest rooms, it was still very much morning slumber.
• Zara walked softly through the hallway in her silk robe, her hair tied up in a messy bun. Her face held no trace of sleep — she’d barely gotten any. After her tense night with Regan and his mother’s early departure, her mind had been far too busy to rest. She needed a distraction. Something familiar. And there was no better remedy than her best friends.
• She paused at the door to the guest room where Kemi and Chantel had spent the night. A smirk tugged at her lips.