Before Dawn
Rylie woke me before the sun.
“You’re thinking too loud again,” she whispered, smiling.
I pulled her close, warm skin, soft breath, the world narrowed to this one perfect moment.
“No more running,” she murmured.
“Never again,” I promised.
Outside, Eagle River slept peacefully.
Inside, the future waited—steady, strong, and finally ours.
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