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Chapter 24

Author: Joan
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Noah's POV

When I woke up the next morning, I was wrapped in warmth.

It took me a second to realize where I was. My cheek was pressed against Damien’s chest, his steady heartbeat echoing in my ear. His arm was around me, holding me close like I was something fragile, something precious.

I didn’t dare move at first. I just laid there, letting myself breathe in the faint scent of his cologne, mixed with something uniquely him—something grounding, something safe.

Safe.

That word still felt foreign to me. For so long, safety had been a dream I couldn’t reach, like the stars scattered across the night sky. But here, in his arms, I felt a flicker of it.

And it scared me.

Because if I let myself believe it, if I let myself sink too deep into this warmth, what would happen when it was ripped away?

I tried to push the thought aside. I had promised myself I would stop living in fear of “what if.” I wanted—needed—to live in the “right now.”

And right now… I was in my husband’s arms.

“Are you awa
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