{Rosa’s POV} The world feels too still in the morning. That kind of stillness that doesn’t comfort, it warns. The light that filters through the curtains is pale and reluctant, cutting weak lines across the hardwood floor. Cody’s already awake somewhere in the house. I can hear the faint hum of his laptop and the low murmur of him on the phone.Jericho’s voice drifts in too, low, steady, giving orders I can’t quite make out.I’m sitting on the edge of the bed, boots half-laced, coffee cooling on the nightstand, trying to find some reason to stand up. Every muscle in my body aches, not from the fight, not even from the tension, but from the weight of holding it all together.The air smells like burnt toast and cheap coffee. It feels too domestic for what we are. Too normal.I finally pull myself up and walk toward the kitchen. Cody’s at the table, half-buried in wires and open files, hair messy, eyes bloodshot. Jericho’s by the door, phone pressed to his ear, shoulders stiff. He doesn
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