Dahlia's POV
The moment I stepped through the café door, my eyes found Alistair positioned near the large window overlooking the street.
Despite approaching his fiftieth birthday, Alistair possessed an almost ageless quality that commanded attention. His athletic build, refined features, and articulate speech pattern created an aura of sophisticated elegance. Anyone would guess him to be in his early forties at most.
My mind drifted back to that first Zaid family event where I encountered him. The resemblance between him and Cobb was so striking that I nearly addressed him as Cobb's elder brother. Flora might have been younger than her husband, but when they appeared together, the typical married couple dynamic seemed absent.
Flora certainly possessed her own appeal with her statuesque frame and striking bone structure, yet her extreme thinness combined with an perpetually acidic disposition created an unsettling presence.
