Unsettling Tenderness

DAYS LATER

DAPHNE

Days had passed since Dominic nearly fired Agnes and Bianca, and though I still refused to speak to him, I couldn’t ignore how different he had been since that day. It was as if he had turned into a different person overnight—softer, quieter, and, most surprisingly, considerate.

Every morning, like clockwork, he would walk into the room just after sunrise. I would feel his arms s