The world didn’t crumble after that night.It didn’t explode.It didn’t collapse.It didn’t twist into something unrecognizable.It softened.Three weeks later, the building no longer felt like a bunker.It felt lived in, balanced in a way Ashley still wasn’t used to but loved anyway.Ashley stretched across the mattress—their mattress now—and blinked at sunlight sliding through the curtains. Cole’s side was empty, sheets still warm. Jax had left too; his pillow was cold and rumpled.Only one person remained.Nolan.Sitting in the corner chair, boots on, shirt half-buttoned, flipping through a stack of reports.“Morning,” Ashley murmured, still half-asleep.His eyes met hers. “You should sleep more,” he said.“And you should actually sleep,” she teased.No smile, but the warmth in his gaze said enough.Ashley sat up, hair messy, heart steady. “Where is the chaos?”“Ace is causing it,” Nolan replied dryly.Of course he was.Ashley walked barefoot into the living area. Ace stood on a ch
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