The Night She Stopped Sleeping Beside Him

At thirteen, Maya Bennett became the one person able to soothe Karen Harrington after the trauma of his abduction left him unable to rest. For a decade, she gave him her nights while he treated her like a convenience, bringing home new women and expecting Maya to remain when they were gone. When she overhears him reduce her to nothing more than a sleeping aid, Maya chooses herself and walks away. Suddenly Karen faces the silence he never feared before, chasing the woman he ignored as she finds genuine care and a future with Noah. But some regrets arrive too late, leaving Karen alone with the memory of her final farewell.