For Lilian, everything happened far too suddenly. And worst of all—it was all happening to the people closest to her.
Her heart was a mess. Her brother wasn't here, currently on the way back to Burg Eltz with Laurent. The old lord was too aged to deal with such chaos, and her father's face had turned deathly pale from anger before collapsing. At this moment, she was the only one holding things together.
Well… not quite.
There was also Morrison.
He was helping her bear the weight too.
When she heard him say "I'm coming over" on the phone just now, that single sentence was like a sedative, calming her panicked heart instantly.
For the past twenty-three years of her life, it was always her father Daniel and her brother Dave who shielded her from the storms of the world. But now, in this very moment, the one giving her that sense of security was Morrison.
She didn't even question it.
