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58: Pieces of Us
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2025-03-12 10:54:28Aurora’s POV
The estate felt different.
Not because the danger had passed, not because Adrian was gone, but because something inside me had shifted.
I wasn’t afraid anymore.
I wasn’t running.
But that didn’t mean I knew how to be still.
Damien had given me space, but I could feel his presence everywhere. His silent strength, his unwavering patience. It made my chest ache in ways I didn’t fully understand.
I had spent so long preparing to fight, to survive.
I didn’t know how to just be.
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