SINCE Nylah and Ashriel got married, the Laurent estate had become rarely quiet. Pero isang umaga, ang mga ingay na nangyayari ay hindi mula sa mga alarms, meeting, or reports kundi galing sa mga bata.
Evron Aiden Laurent Rios, the firstborn son, sat at the long garden table with hands folded over a tablet. At fourteen, he already carried himself with the calm composure of someone far older. Tinitignan niya ang mga numbers at graphs na nasa screen ng tablet habang bahagyang nakakunot ang kanyang nuo.
“Ellis,” he said without looking up. “If you climb that tree again, you will fall.”
Ellis Aziel Laurent Rios, the fourth-born son of Nylah and Ashriel, was identical to his twin in face but not in spirit, grinned mischievously from the tree branch above. “Relax, Kuya Evron. I won’t die.”
