Edwin’s POVThe house by the water had become the rhythm I measured my days by.I woke to the familiar weight of Daniel’s arm draped across my waist, his palm warm and possessive over my stomach. His chest was pressed firmly to my back, breath steady and deep against the nape of my neck. Sunlight filtered through the sheer curtains, painting the room in soft gold. The distant crash of waves against the shore provided the constant, soothing backdrop that had slowly become part of my nervous system proof that peace could exist after chaos.For a long moment I simply lay there, letting the safety of it all sink in. No racing heart. No checking my phone for new threats. Just the quiet certainty that I was loved, wanted, and home.I turned carefully in his arms so I could face him. Daniel’s eyes were still closed, lashes dark against his cheeks, but the corner of his mouth twitched like he could sense me watching. I traced the line of his jaw with one fingertip, feeling the light morning
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