Chapter 175 My Beautiful Storm

• : : : Kieran : : :
• I wake up feeling lighter than I have in years. No nightmares, no cold sweat, no pressure sitting on my chest like a boulder I can’t shake. Just… peace.
• My eyes open slowly to soft light bleeding in through the curtains, and the first thing I see is her — Sophie. Lying there beside me, her hair a dark halo against the pillow, her breathing slow and even. She looks so peaceful, so still. And so beautiful.