Chloe’s POV

Mira was still missing. She hasn’t been found

Since morning.

That truth sat in the center of the house like a wound no one dared to touch. Every mood of the house was different, from laughters down to this sudden silence, every hallway longer, every silence heavier, it was like everyone was truly affected by her absence. The calm we’d woken up to after the wedding had evaporated completely, replaced by something brittle and afraid.

I stood by the window for the ...