Adam's Pov
I couldn’t sleep. I hadn’t moved since she left the room. Not because I was giving her space but because I was too afraid that if I did, I’d break something sacred. Something that needed to breathe on its own.
I pulled on a hoodie and wandered out to the back porch with a blanket, settling onto the loveseat. The stars were clear tonight and too many to count. Their stillness should’ve comforted me but all I felt was the chaos inside.
I loved her. God help me, I loved her.
It hit me like an unexpected punch. Not all at once, but slowly. The first time I watched her talk to Sami even though he didn't respond. Her calmness, her patience, it all made me marvel. The night she sat up with him when he had a fever, humming under her breath. The way she stood her ground even when I p
