AURELIA’s POV

Luke stood in the center of it all, smiling.

And for a moment, I forgot the pain, the fear, the chaos of the past weeks. All I felt was joy.

Warm, whole, overwhelming joy.

Veronica nudged me gently. “Told you you’d like it.”

I turned to her, my eyes brimming. “Thank you.”

She smiled, squeezing my hand. “Welcome back, Aurelia.”

And as I walked into the waiting arms of the people who’d once been my world, I realized something—I wasn’t just ...