Chapter 100: The PromiseThe ocean was silver in the pre-dawn light, waves rolling in with the patient rhythm of something eternal. Sophia stood at the window of the cottage, wrapped in one of Liam's sweaters, watching the horizon begin to brighten. Behind her, she could hear the soft breathing of her family—Hope in the middle of the bed, Liam curved around her protectively even in sleep.They'd driven up late last night, Hope falling asleep in her car seat halfway through the journey, Liam navigating the coastal roads with easy confidence. The cottage was small, borrowed from a friend of Marianne's, perched on a bluff with stairs leading down to a private beach. They had it for the whole weekend, three days of nothing but each other and t
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