Chapter 61

Back in Amalfi, Elena stood on the clifftop terrace, her heart pounding with an instinctive dread despite the secure guards stationed around the villa. Julian and Sam walked up beside her, wrapping supportive arms around her shoulders. "Dad’s going to be fine, Mom," Sam said with fierce confidence. "You taught us all how to survive storms." Elena smiled faintly, though her eyes remained fixed on the horizon where the sun was beginning to pierce through the dark clouds.