Caroline’s P.O.V

I stood quietly in the doorway, watching Aurora and Riley sleeping soundly. The steady sound of their breaths filled the room with a soothing rhythm that almost made me forget everything else for a moment. Riley’s little hand clutched Aurora’s larger ones, and Aurora’s arm too was draped over Riley’s smaller form.

Aurora, as usual, looked serene, as if she didn’t have a care in the world. My lips curved into a soft smile, and I wished that she ...