Lyra The smell of fried eggs, toast bread, and something else I couldn’t name woke me up, My brow furrowed. I exited the bed and traced the smell to a breakfast table by the window. I froze. Liam. He had done this. Was this a thank-you gesture for last night? Or was he trying to continue his games of winning me over? This did not change anything, right? I stared at the spread. I could not deny that I felt touched. This man, who spent years breaking me apart, this man I claimed to hate, had woken up early and prepared food for me even when he was sick. What else was sweeter than that? I felt his presence before I saw him. “Good morning.” He greeted me from behind, his voice rough and early morning tinged. I turned slowly and saw him. He leaned casually against the doorfram

