Chapter 1099

When Connor finally made it home, Tim bolted straight toward him.

"Daddy! Daddy!"

Connor, still in his wheelchair, barely had time to react before Tim climbed right up onto his lap, wrapping his small arms around him.

"Daddy, welcome home."

Those two words-welcome home-hit Connor straight in the chest. Yes. He was really home. It felt like it had been a year, or maybe a whole lifetime.

Everyone else came over to greet him too. Jeffery looked better than he had in ages. His hair was even whiter now, but his whole face seemed to glow with energy. There was a light in his eyes that Connor hadn't seen in years.

awake again. Most of it was thanks to Nemo. Jeffery had always cared more than anything about that old, life-or-death friendship from his youth. That bond had left him with a lifetime of regret and longing-something that had become part of who he was. But now, all those old misunderstandings were gone. What was left was a connection that ran deep. Nemo still lived out at

kinds. Even though there was nothing he could do to wake Connor during his coma, Nemo's acupuncture had helped Connor's organs heal and kept his

Ever since Connor woke up,

a confident smile. "Uncle, you're finally awake. Aunt Chloe's

Back when he was younger, Chloe had been his first love the girl he'd secretly

vel

moved him deeply.

enough. He would always protect his "moonlight," as

He even looked different now-his

now, after a year apart,

face softened with pride. "You've really grown up, Pax.

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