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Chapter 144

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Selene’s Pov

Spring arrived early that year, coaxing the first green shoots up through soil that had spent months buried under snow, and I found myself standing in the garden one morning with Hope strapped to my chest, watching Lucy dig with more enthusiasm than technique, dirt already smeared across her cheek.

“We’re planting sunflowers,” she announced, as though this were obvious. “Because they’re tall and yellow and nothing bad ever happens near sunflowers.”

“Is that a scientific fact,” I as
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    Selene’s PovThe lake house Damien rented sat at the edge of a quiet cove, far enough from the road that the only sounds came from water lapping against the dock and the occasional distant call of a loon. Lucy claimed the front porch the moment we arrived, declaring it her personal command center for teaching Hope everything she needed to know about summer.“She can’t even sit up yet,” I pointed out, watching Lucy arrange a row of smooth pebbles for a demonstration Hope was in no position to appreciate.“Preparation,” Lucy said solemnly. “By the time she can walk, she’ll already understand the fundamentals.”Damien came up behind me carrying the last of the bags, setting them down on the porch with a satisfied exhale. “This was exactly the right call,” he said, surveying the cove, the pine trees crowding close to the water’s edge. “I haven’t felt this unhurried in longer than I can remember.”“Even with the board breathing down your neck about quarterly numbers?”“Especially with that

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    Damien’s PovThe board meeting ran longer than expected, dragging into early evening with the particular tedium of quarterly projections and shareholder concerns, and by the time I finally pulled into the driveway, the porch light was already glowing warm against the deepening dusk.Selene met me at the door, Hope balanced on her hip, and something in her expression told me the day had held its own small chaos.“Rough one?” I asked, shrugging off my coat.“Lucy decided sunflowers weren’t growing fast enough and attempted to accelerate the process with a heat lamp meant for reptiles,” she said. “We had a small electrical situation. Nothing catastrophic, but I did have to explain to a nine-year-old why botany and electronics don’t casually mix.”I laughed, the sound coming easier now than it ever had, and pulled her close, careful of Hope between us. “I missed an eventful afternoon, apparently.”“You missed the fire department politely declining to be alarmed,” she said dryly. “Small si

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