Bittersweet Awakening

Cora cautiously opened her eyes to a sunlit bedroom. There was no sign of Dom, and instinct told her that it was way after midday. She heard Stella’s joyful laughter outside, and she guessed the little girl was in the swimming pool, probably with her father, who was diligently teaching her how to swim. Dom had had a childproof fence built around the pool sometime during her absence, another one of