“Meet me at the Royal Hotel on 5th Avenue at 7 PM tonight, and I'll give it to you. Don’t worry about anything else—just focus on getting your mother the help she needs. See you tonight."
Lily hung up the phone, her fingers lingering on the receiver for a moment as she stared blankly at the wall. Relief coursed through her, but it was tinged with a nagging apprehension. Luke had agreed to meet her, to give her what she needed to save her mother, but something about his voice had been... different. She couldn't quite place it, but it set her on edge. He had been distant for weeks, and this sudden eagerness to help didn’t quite add up. Still, she pushed the thought aside. She had bigger concerns—her mother’s health was deteriorating fast, and she had to act.
Determination sparked in her ey
