Hera couldn't help but think to herself, 'So, is this a first-come, first-served love affair?'
She bit back a smile, not wanting to give Alice any more ammunition to use against her.
If Alice saw her amused, she'd surely twist it to claim that Hera wasn't taking her seriously.
'But honestly, it's not entirely wrong either,' Hera mused, her thoughts laced with a hint of amusement.
Hera couldn't help but feel a sense of quiet satisfaction.
For the first time, it seemed like her efforts to defy fate, to carve out a new path where she and the people she cared about could live without fear, were actually working.
She could sense a shift in the air—something had changed. It was as if the Lennon family had unwittingly taken on the role she was meant to play, absorbing the fate that was supposed to be hers.
Instead of the Avery family's downfall, as written in the novel, it was now the Lennons who were facing ruin.
