CHAPTER 5: HOME
Weeks passed.
The mansion felt different now — warmer.
Alive.
Anna sat by the window, sunlight touching her face as she carefully held the silver crest.
Ethan approached her, smiling.
“You know,” he said, sitting beside her, “that crest really did what your mom promised.”
Anna looked up. “It brought me home?”
He nodded.
“Yeah. It did.”
She hesitated. “Do you think… she can see me?”
Ethan swallowed, emotion tightening his chest.
“I think,” he said gently, “she’s been watching over you this whole time.”
Anna smiled for the first time.
A real smile.
And in that moment, something broken in Ethan finally healed.
He hadn’t just found a sister.
He had found a second chance.
A family rebuilt not on status or power — but on truth, love, and courage.
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And under the same chandelier where everything began…
Anna no longer stood alone.
