#Chapter 44: Forever Welcome

Aria’s POV With the money and the identification cards on the desktop, I realized there was one more thing tucked inside the envelope: a letter. Retrieving it, I unfolded the paper to see a note scrawled in Lucian’s handwriting. It read: Whether you choose to stay with Nightfall or travel elsewhere, you and your child will forever be welcomed and well-regarded here. These cards will ensure you can always return. Sincerely, Alpha King Lucian Lowering the letter down to the desk, I leaned back in my chair, needing a moment to collect myself. The revelations of my conversation with Lucian, one after the next, had been shocking. Now that I was alone, with everything fully revealed, I could finally sit and process it all. I didn’t know how long I sat there, thinking and rethinking and thinking once more, but eventually, there was a knock on the door. Cathy pushed the door open a crack without waiting for my reply. Or maybe she had been waiting. Time felt strange right