Chapter 205: The Fool's Path of Guardianship

The lingering warmth of Yvonne’s lips was a brand of peace on Ian’s soul, a promise of a future untainted by the ghosts of his past. But even in that moment of profound connection, the embers of a different, more urgent fire glowed within him. The freedom he had just secured was incomplete. His mother, Kimberly Sanchez, was still a captive, a loose end that frayed the very fabric of his newfound peace. He broke the kiss gently, his forehead resting against Yvonne’s. “It’s not over...