DAMIEN'S POINT OF VIEW.
I woke slowly and not with urgency of any sorts, just enough to feel the warmth around me and the quiet that told me it was still early. My eyes stayed shut. I didn't need to look yet. I knew the room. I enjoyed basking in the delight of silent moments, peaceful mornings like this, new
A small smile came to my face with
I didn't question it. I didn't stop him.
Last night I came back in pieces. Not dramatic ones, but just these steady memories that weighed something. Ava beside me, the way her body finally relaxed when she wasn't bracing herself. The way she had let herself exist, without watching every move she made. It wasn't a weakness; it was a choice. And that mattered.
I stayed there, letting that memory sit in my chest. I didn't push it away. I didn't cha
