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Chapter 96

Auteur: Ms Tee
last update Date de publication: 2026-03-16 20:17:56

Lauren’s POV (First Person)

For the first time in what felt like forever…

I woke up feeling peaceful.

Not the kind of peace that comes from exhaustion.

Not the kind that comes from temporarily forgetting your problems.

But real peace.

The kind that settles deep inside your chest and stays there.

When I opened my eyes that morning, sunlight was pouring softly through the curtains of my old bedroom. The golden light stretched across the floor, warming the familiar furniture that had surro
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