CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-FOURDamon kept his word.That was the first thing Katelyn noticed over the following days. There were no unexpected appearances at Bright Horizons, no convenient encounters, and no messages asking about Avery. When Winchester Enterprises had a legitimate reason to participate in an event, Damon made sure his involvement remained strictly professional. He did not linger after meetings, did not search the crowd for a familiar little face, and did not allow himself the excuse of passing by Avery's school simply because he happened to be nearby. It should have made Katelyn feel relieved. Instead, the silence left an unexpected space behind.At first, she welcomed it.She went back to the rhythm she knew. Morning breakfasts with Avery, hospital shifts, evenings with Kevin, homework spread across the dining table, and the small conversations that filled their home with the ordinary noise she had spent years protecting. There was comfort in knowing that not
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