Beverly's POV

I stared at Bruce while his words echoed in my mind like a bell that would not stop ringing. "I am ready to let you go." The phrase twisted in my chest and made breathing difficult.

A part of me was angry and the anger made my hands shake. How dare he give up on us after everything we had survived together? After Emma and the Summit and every promise we had made?

But another part of me recognized the sacrifice behind those words and the trust and the love that it took for an ...