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110. The attack

last update publish date: 2026-03-18 16:11:03

Lena’s POV

The house feels too quiet that night the kind of quiet feels wrong like something is waiting just outside the walls.

Eli finally fell asleep after a long stretch of crying the kind that leaves him hiccuping softly even after his eyes close. I had walked the length of the living room with him for almost an hour whispering nonsense, pressing my cheek against his hair, trying to calm both of us at the same time.

Now he is in his crib upstairs, bundled tight his tiny chest rising and fal
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