Sophia’s P.O.V

That evening, as I stepped into the house with the kids, I felt a strange, bubbling happiness that I hadn’t experienced in a long time.

It felt odd, almost unfamiliar, to feel lighthearted after everything that had happened. But tonight had been different. Spending time with Nathaniel had been... easy. Enjoyable, even. He had this way of making me forget, at least for a while, the weight of the past pressing down on my shoulders.

And then there was his ...