SOFIA:

For a moment, I can't process anything. Is it really Carlos before me? I can merely shake the delusion away when his scent hits me, then within a blink, he is too close, wrapping his arms around me and lifting my feet off the ground. Every emotion I've been bottling since I accepted the reality without him just explodes in waves.

Goddess, he is here, and it's real.

My arms instinctively move to wrap around his shoulders.

“Sofia,” the vulnerability in his voice sends a pang ...