CHAPTER 224 — The Night Before… When Everything Begins

Night fell over Madrid without asking permission, as if someone had suddenly turned off the day and switched on a thousand lights to announce that there was no more time to overthink anything.

Martina’s house was filled with words, laughter, plates being passed from hand to hand, hands brushing without meaning to, and glances that knew more than they said.

Almost everyone had arrived in Spain.

Elián’s parents were as happy as if they wer