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A Place I Never Knew I Needed

Penulis: Gabrielle S.
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-11-06 01:28:43

Sophia’s POV

I had spent years building walls.

Years convincing myself that I didn’t need anyone.

That love—family—was something I had lost a long time ago.

That it was easier, safer, to keep everyone at arm’s length.

But then—

Travis happened.

This place happened.

And for the first time in my life—I wasn’t alone anymore.

I sat on the small balcony outside the guest room, a blanket wrapped around my shoulders, watching as the last light of the sun faded behind the trees.

Dinner had been perfect.

Laughter. Wine. Stories about Travis as a child, which Claire had relished in sharing just to get a rise out of him.

And then, the family photo.

The moment I had hesitated, assuming I wasn’t part of it—

Only for his mother to pull me in like I had always belonged there.

And that?

That had broken something inside me.

Or maybe—

Maybe it had fixed something I didn’t even know was broken.

Because when I looked around that room, when I stood beside Travis, with his mother at my side, his father sta
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