A week passed in the blink of an eye.

With each day that went by, I could slowly feel the sense of security returning to my chest, especially because Terrence never failed to reassure me that everything would be okay.

Even though he didn't tell me every single detail of what was happening behind the scenes, his simple assurance that I had nothing left to worry about was enough to keep me calm.

At least, I wanted to believe it was.

It was already late that night. Our bedroom was quiet, ...