My Husband Kept Slapping Me Over Something Trivial—The Next Morning, He Smirked At The Lavish Feast Waiting For Him… Until He Saw Who Was Sitting At The Table And Nearly Collapsed From Shock

myself a cup anyway and carried it toward the balcony slowly.

No bruises.
No fear.
No silence pretending to be peace.

Just sunlight.

And for the first time in years the sound of my own life finally belonged to me again.