The night everything changed
And God help me…
It did something else too.
I pulled into our building, parked crooked in my rush, and nearly jogged up the stairs. My hands shook so badly I almost dropped my keys opening our apartment door.
The moment I pushed the door open, Ava’s head snapped up from the couch, eyes widening when she saw me.
“Girl… you look like you survived a hurricane.”
“I wish I had,” I muttered, brushing past her. “Where’s Liam?”
She pointed at the couch. Liam was curled up, fast asleep, one sock off, his little mouth parted just slightly. One look at him and everything inside me shuddered—the fear, the tension, the panic—all of it softened like my heart finally remembered how to beat normally.