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Chapter 458 His Smile

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Mia's POV

The contractor had left the front door unlocked for us. The knob turns smoothly under my hand—new hardware, brushed nickel, the kind that doesn't show fingerprints. I'd chosen it specifically for that reason. Three children and a dog means fingerprints on everything.

The door swings open and the smell hits me first.

Fresh paint. New wood. That particular clean scent of a space that hasn't been lived in yet. No cooking smells, no laundry detergent, no accumulated dust. Just potential. Just waiting.

Alexander pushes past me before I can stop him.

"WHOA!" His voice echoes in the empty space. The sound bounces off the walls, off the high ceilings, off the hardwood floors that haven't been scuffed yet. "IT'S HUGE!"

He's already running. His sneakers squeak against the floor—that's one thing I didn't account for. New floors and children's shoes. The squeak is almost musical.

"Alexander!" I call after him. "Slow down!"

He doesn't slow down. Of course he doesn't.

Ethan steps inside
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