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Chapter 228
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Married by Fate, Broken by Love Chapter 229
Aliya's POVThe following morning arrived with the kind of peaceful quiet I had once believed existed only in other people's lives. Sunlight streamed gently through the curtains, painting warm golden patterns across the bedroom floor while the city slowly awakened beyond my windows. For the first time in what felt like forever, I woke naturally instead of being startled awake by nightmares, urgent phone calls, or another piece of devastating news waiting to change everything. I lay still for several moments, simply appreciating the unfamiliar feeling of complete safety. Then I smiled as memories of the previous evening returned one by one, beginning with burnt chicken, ending with Dylan's hand wrapped around mine across the dinner table, and reminding me that happiness had quietly become my new normal.I reached for my phone on the bedside table and immediately found a message waiting for me.**Good morning, beautiful.****Before you make breakfast, check outside your apartment door.*
Married by Fate, Broken by Love Chapter 228
Dylan's POVThe kitchen quickly transformed into the most chaotic room in Aliya's apartment, and I accepted full responsibility for at least half of the disaster unfolding around us. I had confidently volunteered to cook dinner, insisting that my culinary abilities had improved significantly since the unfortunate incident involving burnt toast. Aliya, however, remained unconvinced from the moment I reached for the wrong cabinet three consecutive times before finally locating the frying pan hanging directly in front of me. She leaned comfortably against the kitchen island with her arms folded, laughing so openly that I found myself laughing with her despite becoming the obvious target of the evening's entertainment. It occurred to me that I hadn't heard laughter echo through a room this often in months. Somehow, every ordinary moment with her felt like another quiet victory over everything we had survived."I would just like the record to show," I announced while examining two nearly i
Married by Fate, Broken by Love Chapter 227
Aliya's POVBy the time we returned to the city that evening, exhaustion had finally begun catching up with all of us, though it was the satisfying kind that followed emotional healing rather than fear. The sun had already slipped below the skyline, leaving the streets bathed in the warm glow of streetlights and the soft shimmer of lights reflecting from office buildings. As Dylan drove us home, Martha chatted happily from the back seat about possible wedding colors, guest lists, and the increasingly ambitious plans forming inside her head. I listened with an amused smile, occasionally glancing toward Dylan, who patiently entertained every one of her ideas despite the fact that she had already changed the wedding theme at least four times during the drive. Watching the two of them banter so naturally made my heart feel wonderfully full because they had somehow become family without either of them forcing it. That quiet, effortless bond meant more to me than either of them probably rea
Married by Fate, Broken by Love Chapter 226
Dylan's POVI thanked the elderly bookseller before purchasing the novel I had been holding, though I quietly added two more books to the stack after noticing Aliya pause in front of them earlier. She never asked for expensive gifts or expected extravagant surprises, yet I had learned that the quickest way to brighten her entire day was to place a good book in her hands. The shop owner wrapped each one carefully in brown paper before tying them together with a pale blue ribbon, smiling to herself the entire time as though she had already guessed they weren't really for me. When she handed the package across the counter, she leaned toward me ever so slightly and whispered, "Keep giving her reasons to smile." I nodded with complete sincerity because I had already decided that would be the easiest promise to keep for the rest of my life.Aliya waited patiently outside with Martha while I finished paying, and the moment I stepped through the door she looked at the neatly wrapped parcel wi
Married by Fate, Broken by Love Chapter 225
Aliya's POVThe café gradually filled with the gentle sounds of late-morning conversation as more people wandered in from the surrounding countryside, yet somehow our little corner booth continued to feel wonderfully private. Sunlight poured through the large windows overlooking the garden, painting soft golden patterns across the wooden table between us while the scent of fresh coffee lingered comfortably in the air. I watched Dylan laugh with Martha over something I had completely missed because I had become distracted studying him again, and I couldn't help smiling to myself. It amazed me how quickly life had shifted from constant survival to moments that seemed almost impossibly ordinary. Only a few days ago, I had been terrified of what tomorrow might bring. Now I was wondering whether my fiancé preferred maple syrup or honey on his pancakes.The waitress arrived balancing three steaming plates, placing them carefully in front of us with a warm smile before wishing us a pleasant
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Dylan's POVThe news that Eleanor intended to attend the wedding somehow made everything feel even more real, and I watched Aliya's face brighten with the kind of joy that could never be manufactured or rehearsed. She smiled with her entire heart, her eyes sparkling beneath the morning sun as she listened to Martha relay the details of the conversation. Only a few days earlier, the possibility of meeting Eleanor had felt almost impossible, buried beneath decades of secrecy and unanswered questions. Now she wasn't simply alive. She was becoming part of our future, and that thought carried a quiet beauty none of us took for granted. I realized then that healing rarely arrived all at once. Instead, it came through moments exactly like this, where yesterday's impossible dream quietly became tomorrow's ordinary plan.Martha placed the phone on speaker so Eleanor could greet both of us properly, and her cheerful voice immediately filled the peaceful lakeside. "I hope I'm not interrupting an
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