Sade’s POV
The crisp autumn air wrapped around Sade as she stepped out of her car, the scent of burning leaves and pumpkin spice filling the air. The neighborhood was already decorated for Halloween—pumpkins on doorsteps, fake cobwebs clinging to porches, and skeletons posed in eerie grins. It was the season she used to love, the time of year she’d always gone all out for. But this year? She wasn’t in the mood for celebrating.
She pulled her coat tighter around herself as she walked into the hospital for work, already dreading the inevitable. Marco had been relentless. Flowers, gifts, unexpected appearances—she was tired of it. And the worst part? He wasn’t just going through her. He had been talking to Melody, to Madison, to her father.
Her father had been diplomatic about it, as alway
