Chapter 132

Marriage didn’t change everything.

That surprised her the most.

There was no dramatic shift the morning after the wedding. No sudden transformation. The sun rose the same way. Coffee tasted the same. The city hummed with its usual impatience.

But something subtle had settled.

Not ownership.

Not obligation.

Anchoring.

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Their apartment felt different in the smallest ways.

His shoes permanently by the door. Her books slowly migrating onto his side of the nightstand. ...