Chapter 51

MILA

Ten Years Later

I, Mila Amelie Davis, am back at the Grandfur Mountain Pack.

It took me a while to come back, but plans like these needed time, especially if I was taking on two of the most powerful families in these parts. There was no room for error or distractions.

My driver pulled out in front of the orphanage and helped me out. The crisp air greeted me the same as it did when I left this place. Time had not been nice to the place that once served as my sanctuary. It looked as if one strong gust of wind could knock it down. The front had overgrown hedges, some of the windows were boarded up, and the entrance was covered with fern. The place definitely needed some fixing, but even in its dilapidated state, it looked perfect to me.

As my driver gathered my things, the door to the orphanage burst open, and Laura ran out, her face lighting up at the sight of me.

“Mila, you made it!” she screamed, nearly jumping into my arms. It took me by surprise since this was the first time I’