Chapter 205

Cole.

In his hands, he held a bouquet of white moonflowers, their petals glowing softly in the golden sunset.

Behind him, Abby, dressed in a crisp white dress, smiled and waved at Nora.

“Auntie Nora, we’ve come to pick you up.”

Their appearance drew the attention of countless people.

But Cole’s gaze was locked on only one person.

He walked toward Nora without hesitation. Then, with a small, knowing smile, he held out the flowers.

“Welcome home, Nora,” he said quietly.

Nora took the flowers from Cole, her fingers brushing against his for the briefest moment. The scent of moonflowers wrapped around her, soft and delicate, carrying with it the feeling of something new.

A slow, almost imperceptible smile touched her lips, and for the first time in a long while, her eyes softened…no longer guarded, no longer carrying the weight of the past.

She had spent years building herself back up, layer by layer, learning how to exist without the pain that

had once defined her.

Now, standing here with Cole, Abby tugging at her sleeve, she felt something she hadn’t dared to hope for.

She felt like she had a place to return to.

Alex, who had been standing quietly, suddenly shifted on his feet. His hands clenched at the hem of his shirt, and after a moment of hesitation, he lifted his head to look at his mother.

His voice was uncertain.

“Is he your current… mate?”

question hung in the

remained silent, his expression calm, waiting for her to answer on her own terms. She turned back to Alex and, with a gentle honesty, replied, “Not yet, but

the words. His

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truthful. That alone reassured him.

looked at Cole again and asked,

curled into a warm smile. He crouched down, bringing himself to

honored if you would.”

been waiting with bubbling excitement, grabbed Nora’s hand and

with unfiltered joy. “I finally have an

happiness was infectious, and in that moment, the invisible

hesitation of two children who had been uncertain

dissolved.

eased slightly, and he glanced at Abby with something closer

while, Nora let out a

time, she smiled…not a polite one, not one of obligation or

came from

spent years surviving. Now, she was living.

:

didn’t move.

never once looked

beside him. His eyes followed the same path, watching as the figures of Nora and her new companions walked away… There was a strange weight in his expression, a quiet regret

voice

immediately. His face remained unreadable, but his

for a moment before

let her go, can you?”

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