CHAPTER 37
ELLE’S POV
I got home, my head pounding with everything that had happened that morning. My chest felt heavy, my thoughts circling like vultures. I collapsed onto the bed, still in my clothes, and drifted into an uneasy sleep.
A small hand shook my shoulder. “Mommy!”
I blinked awake, rubbing my eyes. “Yes, baby? You’re back already?”
The twins nodded, their smiles lighting up my gloomy room. They ran into my arms and hugged me tightly. For a moment, my heart softened.
“Alright,” I said, forcing a smile. “Let’s go downstairs. Cookies and juice, then you two can play in the living room, okay?”
“Otay!” they said in unison, their baby voices melting me a little.
In the kitchen, I poured their juice and handed them each a cookie. “Go on, finish it in the living room, okay?”
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