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?”

hung in

for her to answer on her own terms. She turned back to Alex and, with a

gaze, processing the words. His mother’s answer wasn’t forced or hesitant…it was

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That alone reassured

he looked at Cole again

crouched down, bringing himself to Alex’s eye level, his tone both

if you would.”

bubbling excitement, grabbed Nora’s hand and started bouncing

filled with unfiltered joy. “I

in that moment, the invisible

been uncertain of where they fit… It was

dissolved.

tense, eased slightly, and he glanced at Abby with something

out a breath she didn’t realize she had been holding.

first time in an even longer time, she smiled…not a polite one, not one of

one that came from deep within

years surviving. Now, she was

:

buried in his coat pockets. He didn’t move. He didn’t call out to her. He simply watched as

once looked

same path, watching as the figures of Nora and her

didn’t realize she was hiding so deeply,” Charles admitted, his voice carrying something between respect and disbelief. “We’ve underestimated her all along.”

immediately. His face remained unreadable, but his gaze was unwavering.

moment before speaking

still can’t let her go,

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