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CHAPTER 462
~Zara's POV~
The late-afternoon sun painted long, golden streaks across the cobbled path as we pulled into the drive. The gates had barely shut behind us when Snow turned off the engine and gave me a sidelong glance.
"Home," he said quietly.
I smiled. Not because of the house, but because he'd said home like it meant something again.
We stepped inside, the familiar scent of aged pinewood and cinnamon from the hallway diffuser wrapping around us like a warm welcome. But we didn't even make it past the front hall before I spotted a familiar figure seated by the large window in the parlour.
Siona.
Her long hair was braided over one shoulder, and she stared out into the garden like the wind itself carried secrets. Her body was still, but her magic buzzed faintly in the room like quiet thunder waiting to roll.
"Siona?" I called softly.