The Unspoken Accord
The Unbreakable Accord, framed in pixels.
Night fell, a gentle cloak over the secure estate. The grandparents had left. Bella was asleep in her crib, a monitor emitting soft, rhythmic static. William and Mimi stood on the veranda, the city’s distant lights glittering like a fallen galaxy below them. The air was cool, carrying the scent of night-blooming jasmine.
“It’s real, isn’t it?” William said, his voice barely above a whisper. He stared at the horizon. “It’s over. It’s just… us.”