Chapter 69

• CLAIRE LEBLANC
• The soft morning light filtered through the bedroom curtains, bathing everything in a golden glow. The air was calm, and the gentle sound of Alexis' breathing next to me was a silent comfort. I nestled a little deeper into the bed, watching him as he slept soundly. His face, always so calm, was more relaxed than I had ever seen it before. We were at peace. Finally.
• In the past few months, our lives had completely changed. Alexis and I had found something that once felt so distant: tranquility. After years of storms, betrayals, fear, and chaos, everything seemed to have settled. Our wedding was the first step, but the true marker of this new life was in my arms now, sleeping peacefully, completely unaware that he was the center of our world.