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CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-ONEThe following week passed without anything dramatic happening, which was precisely what Katelyn needed. Her shifts at St. Catherine’s remained demanding, Avery returned to her usual school routine, and the evenings settled back into the comfortable rhythm that had become familiar over the years. Yet something had changed, and Katelyn couldn't quite identify when it had happened. Avery had begun mentioning Damon more often. Not obsessively and never with the excitement of a child discovering something new, but casually, as though he had simply become another person occupying a small corner of her world.“Mr. Winchester knows about rockets.”Katelyn had heard that one twice.“Mr. Winchester doesn't know everything.”That one had made her smile.And then there were the little observations Avery offered without being asked, such as the fact that Damon liked dark shirts or that he listened when people talked. None of it seemed important enough to quest

CHAPTER 182

CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-TWOSarah had expected anger.When she had placed the DNA report in Damon's hands, she had imagined the shock would be followed by outrage, demands, and the kind of determination she knew her son possessed whenever he believed something had been taken from him. She had expected him to confront Katelyn, demand explanations, and perhaps involve lawyers before Katelyn could prepare herself. Instead, weeks had passed, and Damon had done none of those things. He had not even mentioned custody. He had simply continued attending Bright Horizons events and quietly spending time around the child he had only recently discovered was his daughter.That was not the reaction Sarah had intended to create.She watched him from across the dining room that evening as he read through a document on his tablet. He looked calmer than he had been in months, and that calm irritated her more than anger would have. Sarah finally placed her cup down with a deliberate movement,

CHAPTER 183

CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-THREEBy the time Katelyn returned home that evening, she had already made the decision she had been avoiding for days. She had tried to convince herself that Damon being around Avery was harmless because, technically, he had done nothing wrong. He had attended events where he had legitimate reasons to be present, spoken to Avery kindly, and never crossed a boundary in front of her. Yet every time she saw the two of them together, something inside her tightened. It wasn't jealousy, and it wasn't regret over the past. It was the instinctive fear of a mother who had spent eight years protecting the life she had built from anything that might destabilize it.Avery was in the living room, stretched across the rug with her colored pencils scattered around her while Kevin sat nearby helping her decide what color to use for the roof of a house she was drawing. The sight should have eased Katelyn immediately, and in some ways it did. This was the life she had

CHAPTER 184

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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