CHAPTER 270 — The Light That Returns Home

The auditorium was filled with anticipation for what would happen that night. It was one of those evenings you could feel on your skin, in the shared breath, in the silences that come before something important. The air smelled of wood, delicate perfume, and that faint metallic scent that lingers in medical buildings—a mixture of discipline and hope.

Mía Castell sat in the second row, her gown perfectly draped over her shoulders and her cap tilted sli