Cassie's POV
_27 chapters of fear. Today we exhale._
35,213 words.
14,787 pa kulang to 50K.
But yesterday we hit 50K.
So today… we exhale.
I didn’t set an alarm.
For 27 chapters, I woke up scared.
Heart pounding.
Checking my phone.
Checking if Liza posted.
Checking if we were still okay.
Today I woke up… quiet.
Dante was already up.
I could smell pancakes.
Real pancakes.
Not burned.
Not rushed.
“Morning,” I said from the doorway.
He turned.
Suit pants.
No shirt.
Hair messy.
“Morning,” he said.
“Sleep well?”
“8 hours,” I said.
“First time.”
“Good,” he said.
Mimi ran in.
Slippers loud.
“We won!
We won!
Court Day is over!”
“Yes, anak,” I said.
I knelt.
“We won.”
“Pancake Day!” she said.
“Every
