Six months later

Logan

Raucous laughter rang throughout the crowded restaurant as our extended family celebrated our victory. My newborn son’s boisterous shrieks were a joyful counterpoint, wrapped in his doting aunts’ arms sitting nearby. Gazing around the room at those I held most dear, warmth kindled in my chest, chasing away darker memories. Here, there was only life.

Shortly after the Final Battle—as it is now called—Seven took Siren as ...