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2025-12-18 10:39:08CHAPTER 40 – THE AFTERMATH
Althea’s POVThe silence after a storm is never peaceful.It’s heavy. Unnatural. As if the world is holding its breath, waiting to see what’s left standing.That’s how the house felt when I came back that night—too quiet, too large, too empty for a place that was supposed to be a home. The lights were still on in the living room, the soft glow spilling across the marble floors like nothing had shattered hours earlier.As if two brothers hadn’t torn each other apart.As if my marriage hadn’t finally collapsed under the weight of its own lies.I closed the door behind me gently, though there was no one to disturb.Damian wasn’t there.I knew he wouldn’t be.He always disappeared when things became real.I set my bag down by the console table and stood there for a long moment, staring at the reflection in the mirror. The woman staring back at me l
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