Chapter 145 — The Surrender of Body and Soul

The house was quiet at last.

Isabel and Fabián had left early, taking with them the memory of a warm dinner that seemed to seal the peace that had come after so many storms. Lili and Guillermo had gone home as well, with Julia half-asleep in her father’s arms, and Ayden rested peacefully in his crib, sleeping with the deep calm of a baby who knew he was loved and protected.

The silence felt like a gift.

The home that had so often echoed with worried