Inspiration

Chapter 59

The next few days passed in a blissful blur for Lily. True to their word, Maggie and the others kept her on a non-stop regimen of indulgent activities and luxurious pampering. Massages, beachside yoga sessions, decadent spa treatments - if it existed to soothe the body and spirit, they threw it Lily's way with gleeful abandon.

Not that she was complaining, of course. After so many relentless months of chaos and violence, Lily was surprised by just how easily she was able to slip into this new mindset of tranquility and serenity. With every passing day cushioned in paradise, she felt the remaining knots of dread and anxiety loosening their insidious grip over her psyche.

On one particularly glorious afternoon, after an invigorating al fresco brunch, Lily found herself wandering the lush grounds on her own while the others went off for ocean kayaking. She let her feet carry her almost unconsciously toward the private corner of their villa's gardens, lush and vibrantly bloomin