DAPHNE’s POV

They say home is where you heal.

But sometimes going home only reminds you of the wounds you’ve been carrying too long.

I folded another blouse into the suitcase, pressing down on the fabric like maybe I could press down on the chaos of my life too. Three days. That’s all I was giving myself. Just enough time to breathe, to let Christian feel normal before the court dragged us back into its war.

So when I zipped the suitcase shut.. three days’ worth of clothes, ...