DANTE
The meeting finally wrapped up around four. Residents filed out, most of them smiling, shaking our hands. Jensen left without a word, jaw tight.
Cinnamon turned to me as the hall emptied. "Is Dove okay? And Thessa?"
The question caught me off guard. She'd been thinking about my family. Caring about them.
"It's a tough process," I said honestly. "But time will help. She'll heal and move on eventually."
"I can't imagine what would make someone leave their wife and daughter if infidelity wasn't involved."
"You can't predict humans." I laced my fingers through hers. "They have something perfect and ruin it with their own hands. I almost did that with us."
She squeezed my hand. "But you didn't. We're here now."
"We are." I pulled her closer. "But Cinnamon, there's something I need
