Chapter 79

Months had passed, and I found myself in my third trimester. The peace that had settled over our lives was unnerving. After everything we'd been through, the calm felt like the eye of a storm. The house was quiet, almost too quiet, and even the daily routines had taken on an eerie normalcy. My stomach was so big now that moving around was a challenge, and even simple tasks left me exhausted. I couldn't help but feel a constant, underlying sense of dread, as if something was waiting to disrupt our fragile tranquility.

Every day felt like a countdown to an unknown event. I spent my time trying to distract myself with books, TV shows, and preparing for the baby, but the nagging fear never really went away. It was as if the silence around us was amplifying my anxieties. The peaceful facade was only skin-deep; beneath it, I knew there were unresolved threats, lingering shadows from our past conflicts.

I was sitting on the couch, trying to find a comfortable position, when Vincenzo walked i