Rebuilding after the big win felt harder than the fighting itself.
Nora stood in the main hall of the Kane mansion looking at piles of reports. "We fix the empire piece by piece. The children need normal days too."
Blake walked up and kissed her cheek. "We do both. I help with the morning lessons today."
Drew joined them. "And I take the afternoon meetings. We raise them together. No one gets left out."
The kids ran into the room full of energy. "Mom, can we go see the new garden?" the daughter asked.
Nora laughed. "Yes, but hold hands with your dads. We stay safe while we rebuild."
Her son tugged Drew's sleeve. "Dad, tell me about the battle again. How you shot straight."
Drew smiled. "Later. First we pull weeds together. Teamwork."
They spent the morning outside. Sweet moments fi
