Aurora quickly wiped away her tears, trying to compose herself as she looked closely at her son. There was something different in the sparkle of his eyes, something hidden, almost impossible to decipher.

“What do you mean by that?” she asked suspiciously, narrowing her eyes.

Gael merely smiled—a slightly mischievous smile he'd had since childhood, the kind that always came with some sort of surprise.

“I'm saying there's still a lot more to come tonight, Mom,” he replied in the same mysterious t