chapter-2

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:03:21 +0000

The mornings in the mansion were never quiet. Even before the sun fully rose, the house seemed to breathe with the energy of the brothers-each room alive with movement, laughter, and the faintest hints of arguments she could barely hear from the hallways. Isabella had long since learned to stay out of their way, to move silently along the edges of their world, like a shadow that might vanish if noticed.