What this investigation wouldn't reveal were Naylani's true feelings toward Enzo. Sure, with everything going on in her life, it was easy to assume she had used him for her own gain.
But in truth, Enzo had become a calm she never realized she needed.
After years of fighting and putting her life on the line—watching her people die, taking in their final breaths, and enduring betrayal after betrayal—even someone like Naylani could grow tired.
At some point, she began to ask herself if any of it was still worth it.
Deep down, she knew this war... was never hers to win. There had already been too much devastation, too much loss. Even if she killed Nathalie in the end, it wouldn't be a victory.
It would just be survival.
And with Enzo?
She found peace in his presence.
For the first time in what felt like forever, someone made her feel that breathing wasn't so bad. That it was okay to laugh at simple, silly things.
Enzo... grounded her.
He made her feel human. A woman.
