Redemption of love

ing to get breakfast ready. Emma's son, Ethan, was still asleep in his room, a rarity in their home, where his energy usually fueled th

eath her skin seemed more pronounced than ever. She stood there for a moment, as if trying to peel back the layers of herself, hoping to find the woman she had once

d again, shatte

d to talk. I'

as D

ere was nothing left to salvage between them. But somehow, she felt t

th she had taken had led her so far from where she wanted to be. But most of all, she was terrified that the truth had come to light. David, her husband, h

cape her. When she opened her eyes, she noticed something-a flicker of determination she

done, not just to Daniel or David, but to herself. To her children. The weight of her

was sharper now, spilling through the windows, casting a glow over the kitchen

ing home?" she asked

ay everything would be fine. That things would go

finally replied. "But I promise

the unspoken question hanging in the air. She wasn't

gaze held the same unspoken understanding. Emma's heart broke a little more at the thought of them-her two chi

ed, his voice soft but f

er voice unsteady. "But we'll be okay

mma could feel the tension building between t

orbell

eir room. She could feel it now, the palpable shift in the air. This was the moment. The moment when

ace a mixture of concern and anger. His jaw was clenched

in," Daniel said, his voice l

her, she couldn't help but notice the tension in his body, the

an invitation. Emma took a seat opposite him, her h

leaving hers. "I can't keep pretending like nothing happened. Li

ed, _ no, she had lied to herself-that if she just stayed away from

now how to fix what's broken. But I can't keep living like this, pretending that everything is fine. I

r a moment. His eyes softened

You can't keep running from him-or from me." He paused, his gaze pierc

's what it all

r was no longer blurred. It was clear now, but it wasn't easy. She could no l

r eyes, but she held them back. It