CALEB
The moonlight streamed through the tall windows of our living room, casting a soft glow across the floor. I took a deep breath, the familiar scent of home filling my lungs. For the first time in what felt like forever, there was a calmness in the air. The chaos of the past few weeks seemed like a distant memory, though the tension still lingered in my muscles. I closed the front door behind us, the sound echoing through the quiet house.
Valerie sighed beside me, her shoulders relaxing as she slipped off her shoes. “It’s over, Caleb,” she whispered, almost as if she couldn’t believe it herself. “Esther’s been arrested. She’s finally out of our lives.”
I nodded, a small smile tugging at my lips. “I know. It’s hard to believe, isn’t it? After everything she’s done, she’s finally goin
