The Life We Built

Cassia Rowe

The morning sun's rays fell through the tall windows of the room. Silken sheets pooled around my waist as I stirred, the warmth of Darius’s body still lingering beside me. For a moment, everything was perfect.

There were no whispers of threats, no shadows lurking in the corners of my mind—just the gentle sound of birds outside, the muffled laughter of our children in the halls, and the