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Chapter 214

Author: Ellis Carter
last update publish date: 2026-07-15 17:50:33

Dylan's POV

For several seconds, I simply stared at the envelope resting beneath the portrait, convinced I had imagined the words written across its front. My heart pounded so loudly that I barely registered the silence filling the room around us, and when I finally looked toward Aliya, she was already watching me with the same astonishment reflected in my own expression. The elegant handwriting belonged unmistakably to her father, and somehow that made the moment feel deeply personal despite t
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