Chapter 824

"This is the place you picked. The view's really something," Lance said, glancing around the gentle slope of the cemetery, where wildflowers nodded in the breeze and old oak trees cast dappled shadows.

"You like it, don't you?" Calliope replied with a soft smile.

"I'll come visit you often," Lance promised, his voice thick with emotion as he spoke to the headstone.

Calliope stepped forward and addressed the grave with quiet conviction, "Hudson, don't worry. I'll make sure Lance is taken care of."

Their friends and family lingered with them for a long time, sharing memories, hugs, and the silence that only grief can bring. Eventually, one by one, the crowd dispersed, leaving just Calliope, Silas, and Lance among the rows of weathered stones.

...

Back at Lance's old house, Calliope and Silas tried to persuade him to stay at the Myers Manor for a few days, just so he wouldn't be alone. But Lance shook his head. “Really, I'll be okay here. This is home."

After a quiet conversation in the hallway, Calliope let Silas know she'd stay with Lance for a few days. Silas didn't love the idea of being apart from her, but he understood.

loved most wasn't something you just bounced

and told her to call if

with Lance. He talked for hours, sometimes about Hudson, sometimes about everything

sadness, but he wasn't falling apart either. He told stories, shared memories, and when he got tired, he simply said, "I'm heading to

still felt a

without Hudson. But she also knew he'd get through it Hudson had left


s

and all the emotion. She fell asleep

her head

...

morning, when

sleepily into the kitchen, she found Lance

is sunny self, like the world hadn't

and

up! Bet you're starving. Come eat!"

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