Annenburg, Province X

At the Ormond family estate, the air was filled with the laughter of children and the quiet warmth of a winter afternoon. After lunch, Elora and her cousins sat under the gazebo in the snow-dusted yard, enjoying each other's company while watching their younger brothers play gleefully in the

snow.

Tatum, the private chef Elora had recently hired, approached the gazebo with a tray in hand. His arrival was as calming as a warm breeze on a frosty day.

The young women weren't cold,

brought the freshly brewed tea," Tatum said politely as he set the tray down. He placed the teapot on a small portable stove to keep it warm, along with a selection of snacks designed to be eaten hot.

We're not hungry yet. You should rest-you'll need your energy to prepare dinner

to have hot pot for dinner tonight. What do you think, Miss?" Though others in the family might share their

her face. "If Alonzo wants hot pot, then hot pot it is," she said warmly. She turned to her cousins with an

in Tatum was unshakable. Since he had become her private chef, meals had transformed from mere sustenance

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