Emma POV

For a moment, I couldn’t move.The room felt strangely quiet, like the air had suddenly thickened. My heart was still racing from everything that had happened. The fear had not left my body yet. My fingers were cold. My palms slightly damp.

Then I saw him.

Ethan.

Standing a few steps away from me.

Alive. Safe. Real.

Something inside my chest cracked open.

“Ethan…”

My voice came out smaller than I expected.

He turned immediately when he heard me. His eyes found mine, and the ...