The plane had touched down in London three months ago, but to Eliana Bennett, it felt like a lifetime had passed since they left the chaos of their old world behind. The quiet suburb of Hampstead, with its tree-lined streets and charming Victorian houses, had welcomed them like a gentle embrace. Their new home—a spacious, three-story red-brick townhouse with ivy climbing the walls and a small garden blooming with roses—stood as a symbol of fresh beginnings. Sunlight streamed through the bay windows each morning, spreading golden patterns on the polished hardwood floors, and the air carried the faint scent of rain-kissed earth, so different from the stifling humidity back home.
