Chapter 26
Closure
(Maya’s POV)
I unlocked the front door of the house for what I swore would be the last time.
It was silent. No sign of David’s cologne lingering in the air, no footsteps echoing from upstairs, no faked laughter. Just the creak of my shoes on hardwood floors and the slight rustle of the moving boxes piled neatly by the entrance.
The house felt cold.
Just... hollow. Like it already knew I was done with it.
I stepped into the living room and exhaled sharply, grateful for the silence. David hadn’t reached out since our last encounter at the hospital. No texts. No calls. Not even an angry email. Maybe he finally sensed that something irreversible had shifted. Maybe he was too wrapped up in damage control over his crumbling career to care.
Either way, I was glad. I di
