Chapter 140BrendaThe house felt different that morning.It was quiet, too quiet — the kind of silence that pressed against my chest and made it hard to breathe. The air was heavy, and even the walls seemed to be watching me. I stood by the kitchen window, staring out at the garden. The flowers I once loved looked dull now, like they had lost their colors.Kaden had gone out early. He didn’t tell me where, and I didn’t ask. Lately, we spoke less and less, and even when we did, our words were careful, sharp, and slow. I used to try to make things right, to smile and soften his mood. But now, every smile I gave him was fake. Every gentle word was a lie.I wasn’t his anymore. Not in my heart.I still acted like I was, but inside me, something had changed. A small, angry flame had grown. It burned brighter every day, reminding me of everything I had lost, everything he had taken. It whispered to me at night when I lay awake, telling me the truth I had tried to ignore:If I stayed, I woul
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