Margaret's pov Caroline woke up with a dull ache pulsing through her cheek, the kind that refused to let her forget the night before. She lay still for a moment, staring at the ceiling, listening to the quiet that filled the room. Ethan was gone. His side of the bed was untouched, cold, just like everything else about him.She slowly sat up, her fingers brushing her face instinctively. The soreness was still there, faint but persistent. Not sharp enough to cry, not light enough to ignore. She swung her legs off the bed and stood, her body heavy with exhaustion she hadn’t earned from sleep.The house felt strange in the daylight, too calm, too normal, as if nothing ugly had happened within its walls. Caroline stepped into the hallway and glanced downstairs. She could hear soft movements from the kitchen. Plates. Cutlery. The sound of someone humming lightly.Samantha.Caroline paused, her chest tightening slightly. The chef moved around like nothing was wrong, like there had been no r
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