For the first time in months, Isabella woke to silence.The silence was not heavy or suffocating as it once had been, the kind of silence that had carried dread, waiting for the sound of a phone call, the rustle of gossip in the hall, or the piercing ring of reporters at her door. This silence was different. It was alive, breathing, gentle, the kind of quiet that wrapped itself around her like a protective blanket. She could feel it in her bones, soft and new, like sunlight reaching a place that had been in shadows for too long.She stayed still beneath the sheets, her lashes fluttering against her skin as she resisted the urge to open her eyes too quickly. For once, she did not need to brace herself for what waited on the other side of waking. There was no dread coiled in her chest, no anxiety clinging to her skin. Only warmth, only peace. Everything had fallen into place, her reality didn’t end on a sad note like her dreams.Beside her, Damian breathed steadily, his chest rising and
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