Irina The morning light had grown stronger by the time we left the private quarters and joined the boys in the main living area of the warehouse. Shawn had managed to produce toast and scrambled eggs that were only slightly overcooked, and the triplets were already arguing over who received the largest portion of jam. Sebastian walked in behind me and immediately became the center of their attention, answering every excited question about the loud noises from the night before with calm, measured explanations that turned danger into something ordinary.I watched him from the side of the room while I poured coffee into two mismatched mugs. The intimacy we had shared only hours earlier still lingered in my body like a pleasant ache, yet the earlier fracture caused by the northern contract had not fully disappeared. Trust rebuilt itself in small layers rather than sudden declarations, and I needed those layers to feel solid before I could fully relax into the
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