Bonus Epilogue
Derek
The house is quiet, but it’s the kind of quiet I never thought I’d know—a peaceful, settled quiet. Not the silence of hiding or waiting, not the stillness before a fight. This is the sound of a home, broken only by soft coos and the occasional click of Olivia’s camera. I’m standing in the living room, sunlight pouring through the windows, holding the tiniest, most precious reminder of how much my life has changed.