Chapter 332

Harper

The cold air hit my face the moment I stepped outside.

For a second, I didn’t move.

I stayed on the porch with one hand resting against the railing, filling my lungs with slow, steady breaths and letting the crisp morning air wash over me until the tightness in my chest eased just enough that it no longer felt like I was suffocating.

Outside…

Everything looked exactly the way it always had.