✨ The First Night.✨
Flora Pov
The doors closed behind them with a soft, decisive click, and for a heartbeat, Flora just stood there.
The mansion was quiet in a way that felt reverent, as if the walls themselves understood what this night meant. The laughter from the reception still rang faintly in her ears, echoes of music and voices clinging to her like perfume, but here—here it was just them.
Us, she thought, and the word settled deep in her chest.
Nasir didn’t rush her. He never did when it mattered. He set their coats aside, loosened his tie, and watched her with that steady, patient attention that always made her feel seen rather than examined.
“Well?” he asked softly. “What do you think?”
Flora let out a breath she hadn’t realized she’d been holding and laughed, a little shak
