Chapter 78 A Date

• The clock struck midnight, casting a hushed silence over the house. In the sprawling bedroom, Karl lay restlessly on the bed, a bed that now felt too wide and too empty.
• The absence of Lavinia beside him was more than just a physical space; it was a palpable void that seemed to echo through the room.
• He tossed and turned, each movement a reminder of her absence, each moment stretching longer in the quiet of the night.