Chapter 187

Harper

Morning arrived quietly.

Not softly, not kindly—just quietly, slipping into the cabin without asking permission. Pale light filtered through the thin curtains of Celine’s living room, spreading across the wooden floor in slow, muted streaks.

For a moment, I didn’t move. I stayed where I was, lying on the mattress, staring at the ceiling while my body tried to remember where I was and my min