NICHOLAS’S POV
The house felt different, this time was warmer, louder, and alive like the silence the walls held for weeks all disappeared.
I stood by the corridor to the living room, my heart racing fast in my chest.
Like I couldn’t believe that after weeks of emptiness, chasing shadows, and clinging to fading hope, my beautiful daughters were finally here.
Ivy spotted me first. Her big brown eyes widened, and she didn’t move for a moment.
She just stared and I held my breath.
Then she sprinted.
“Daddy!”
I dropped to my knees as she crashed into me, her little arms wrapping around my neck like she never wanted to let go.
I closed my eyes, burying my face into her curls.
“I missed you so much,” I whispered, my voice breaking. “So, so much.”
Julie came next, but slower. Hesit
