Chapter 96

• The morning sun slipped through the sheer curtains, scattering soft light across the walls of the room. The distant sound of waves broke against the shore outside the window, a reminder that they were still in the seaside villa chosen for their brief honeymoon after the wedding.
• Kim Ivy’s eyes fluttered open. Warmth wrapped around her—the thick blanket, the salty breeze drifting in from the ocean, and Joshua Miller’s steady embrace as he slept beside her.
• She turned her head to study him. The strong line of his jaw, the faint furrow in his brow even in sleep, and the even rhythm of his breathing that calmed her instantly. A small smile tugged at her lips.