Aliana’s POV

The low hum of the jet’s engines was a steady backdrop to the quiet that had settled over the cabin. The past few days had been a whirlwind—celebrations, goodbyes, burning down the past, and now, this: the start of something new.

I sat by the window, my fingers resting lightly against the cool glass as I watched the clouds stretch endlessly below us. The sky was dark, but the stars were bright, scattered across the night like tiny promises of everything ahead.

Freddy sat across from me, his body relaxed but his eyes alert. He had one arm draped over the armrest, the other resting on his thigh....