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Chapter 231

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I hadn’t planned to stop.

I was only walking past the room to grab the laundry basket from the hallway, but laughter drifted out through the half-open door, soft and warm, the kind that makes you pause without realizing it. Isabella’s laugh was unmistakable, bright and carefree. The twins’ voices followed, overlapping, excited.

And Billy’s voice was there too.

I stood still.

I didn’t want to interrupt them. Whatever was happening in that room sounded… peaceful. Something rare. Something I hadn’
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    LENAThe morning sun filtered through the curtains, casting soft beams across the room. I stretched, savoring the calm that settled over me. There was a peace now, a stillness that had once felt so foreign. The past was no longer lurking, threatening to undo everything we had worked for. Roman was still asleep beside me, his breathing steady and deep. For the first time in what felt like forever, I didn’t feel the weight of the world on my shoulders.I slipped out of bed quietly, careful not to disturb him. As I moved through the house, I noticed the little things that spoke to our new reality. The fresh flowers on the kitchen counter, the small stack of books on the coffee table—ours. It felt like we had built this home from the ground up. Not just the house, but our lives.The kids were already awake, their laughter spilling from the living room. I smiled to myself, listening to their carefree voices. They had found their rhythm again, and with it, so had we. It wasn’t perfect. Ther

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    LENAThe sun was setting on a quiet Sunday evening, casting warm hues of orange and pink over the backyard. Roman and I sat side by side on the wooden swing, our fingers loosely intertwined. The kids were playing on the lawn, their laughter echoing in the air. It felt... peaceful. Something I hadn’t experienced in a long time. The past few months had been a journey—one full of growth, healing, and hard decisions. But now, sitting here with Roman, the children’s laughter in the background, I could feel that we had finally reached a place where we could breathe.Roman turned his head slightly, his eyes meeting mine. "This feels different," he said quietly, his voice almost as soft as the evening breeze.I nodded, looking over at the kids as they chased each other around. "It does. It feels... right."It wasn’t perfect. Life never was, but this moment—this quiet evening together—felt like we were slowly weaving something new from the fabric of our past. We weren’t the same people we were

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