AT TWENTY-THREE, Neriah Autumn Laurent Rios was free in human form. Unlike her eldest brother, Evron, who carried responsibility like armor, or her younger twin brothers who leaned toward intellect and mischief, she refused to be defined by power or inheritance. She didn’t want the Rios Group. She didn’t want the Laurent Empire.
Ang gusto lamang niya ay ang humawak ng camera.
Hindi rin niya inaasahan na mamahalin niya ang photography. Dati naman siyang walang hilig pero noong dumating ang araw na papasok na siya sa kolehiyo, iyon ang pinili niya. Her parents happily supported her, kaya naman na-enjoy niya.
She moved lightly through the world, always smiling and curious—yet she could disarm a man twice her size in under five seconds if needed. Her father had insisted she train, and her
