Charlotte POVStanding in Hayden’s room felt surreal, though it wasn't supposed to be.For weeks, I had avoided this place like it was haunted… like it carried too many ghosts of everything that had gone wrong between us. The kiss with my sister, the doubting, the blaming and the scheming, everything.. Now, the room was quiet.Too quiet.The curtains were half drawn, letting in soft afternoon light that spilled across the bed. I took a slow step forward, my heart tight in my chest, like I was trespassing even though I was his wife.It had been weeks.Weeks of chaos. Fear. Accusations. Handcuffs. Jail cells. Betrayal. Near death.And now… it was finally over.Or so I thought.I let myself breathe for the first time since Agnes had died basically, maybe even longer than that.This room right now, it felt like the promise of something normal again.Maybe now we can go back.That hope settled in my chest, though still delicate as glass, but I was something. My steps took me toward t
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