Chapter 109: The Desperate Intruder

Ella’s

I sat calmly on the stone bench in the rose garden, finally allowing myself to truly relax for the first time in what felt like endless days. The old stone benches were pleasantly warm from the late afternoon sun, and the heavy jasmine vines growing beautifully along the curved stone archway filled the entire garden air with a soft, sweet, intoxicating smell. Peace was not a sensation I received often in my tumultuous life, so whenever it briefly ...