Chapter 15 - Three Months LaterThree months later, the Sterling mansion was sold.
Arthur couldn't bear to live there.
Too many memories were buried inside those walls.
The new home stood near the ocean in Cape Cod.
It was smaller.
Brighter.
Warmer.
There were no dark corridors.
No enormous dining hall.
No rooms filled with expensive furniture.
Leo chose the color of his bedroom himself.
Blue.
Because blue reminded him of the ocean.
His recovery was slow.
There were medical appointments.
Therapy.
Quiet nights.
Hard mornings.
Some days he didn't want to eat.
Some nights he woke screaming.
Arthur never left.
He sat beside Leo until the nightmares disappeared.
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He learned that healing wasn't about forgetting.
It was about learning that the danger was over.
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Chapter 16 - The New FortressOne afternoon, Arthur found Leo drawing.
Chapter 17 - The HeartArthur's own recovery took longer than expected.
Chapter 18 - A Different Kind of InheritanceArthur changed his will.
Chapter 19 - The LetterA year passed.
Chapter 20 - The Fortress by the SeaThe next morning, Arthur woke to the sound of laughter.
