The front door opened at exactly 4:30 in the morning. Claire Calloway knew the sound before she saw her husband. The lock always caught once before turning. Then came the familiar scrape of the deadbolt releasing—a sound she had heard thousands of times during three years of marriage. She stood barefoot in the kitchen, their two-month-old son asleep against her shoulder. Dinner still sat untouched on the dining room table. Roasted chicken. Vegetables. Fresh rolls. Six carefully arranged place settings. Ryan’s parents had been expected hours earlier. Claire had spent the entire afternoon preparing the meal. Then the evening passed.... Continues…
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