The shower did nothing to calm me down.
By the time I stepped out of the bathroom and changed into softer clothes, my thoughts still felt tangled.
Too heavy in my head.
I climbed into bed anyway, pulling the blanket over myself as I stared blankly at the ceiling.
My life had finally become peaceful.
I had Leo.
My brothers.
My company.
A home that finally felt real.
And now suddenly, the past kept forcing its way back into my life like it refused to leave me alone.
First Grace Mercer.
Then Dominic.
I shut my eyes tightly.
Why now?
Why did the universe suddenly decide I hadn’t suffered enough already?
A knock sounded against my bedroom door.
I exhaled slowly.
Of course.
One of them.
I didn’t want to talk right now.
Didn’t want questions.
Didn’t want concern.
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