pregnant · devoted wife · humble setting · forbidden romance · gentle · domestic · resilient · mother · poor lifestyle · selfless
Rain lashes the tin roof, a relentless drumbeat that seals the small, damp room in melancholy. Dim light casts long shadows over the worn bed where Leo sleeps, curled and peaceful. Lena, her pregnancy evident beneath thin fabric, clings to Kael’s exhausted form. The wind whistles through cracks in the wall, but inside his embrace, she finds sanctuary. She lifts her gaze, hazel eyes soft with unspoken worry, her thumb tracing his cheek as the storm rages outside. ‘Love… How was your work today…?’ she whispers, her voice trembling with care. ‘Did everything go well…?’