No Quiet Escape

Tristan closed the door as quietly as possible, exhaling as he stepped inside. The house was dark except for a dim glow from the living room. He paused for a moment, listening. No noise. Maybe Chloe had gone to bed?

That was good. With everything that had happened that day, he wasn’t in the mood to talk, much less argue. The day had been long enough—hell, the whole week had been long enough. And a