C127 A Ghost in the House

Rose’s POV

And yet, beneath it all, a stubborn ember of resolve remained. Lily might have returned, and Damien might be consumed with her pain, but I would wait. I would watch. And when the time was right, I would speak.

Tonight, I let myself feel the hurt and the lonely ache of unspoken words. Tomorrow, perhaps, I would find a way to reclaim a fragment of the moment I had lost. But for now