CHAPTER 239 — Promises Under the Night Sky

They left the Castell Group building as night had already fully settled over the city. The lights on the facade, which had commanded respect during the day, now seemed like little more than a tired backdrop after an all-too-intense day. Milagros walked silently beside him, still processing everything that had happened, while Ayden took a deep breath, as if only then allowing himself to feel the true weight of what they’d been through.

The iron gate clo