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FORTY NINE
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2024-10-29 19:42:56LILY’s POV
‘Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift.’ - Mary Oliver
Father used to say that when change happens, you can feel it in the wind. It is as if the breeze itself carries a message along with it as it glides through the air and caresses your skin, whispering secrets into your ear. I used to laugh at that. I used to tease father about his overly imaginative mind. But now I know it to be true. Something has changed.
Kane has changed.
I sense it the moment I set foot in the mansion. The air is thicker, the place is quieter and Kane, he does not meet my eyes.
Russo doesn’t seem to notice it though, the man practically prances into the mansion and gives Kane the biggest bear hug ever.
“Boss! All the ammunition and weaponry have been accounted for,” Russo chirps happily away oblivious to the fact t
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