127 Chapter 127

Seraphina’s POV 1

The crowd around me is getting thicker, more voices joining in with questions and welcomes that make my chest feel tight. Just when I’m starting to panic about being trapped in the center of all this attention, a

familiar voice cuts through the noise like a blade.

“Alright, alright, everybody back up!”

Riley appears at the edge of the crowd, pushing her way through with the determination of a woman on a

mission. Her dark hair bounces as she elbows past Marcus and waves off the others.

“Give the girl some breathing room!” she commands, planting herself between me and the crowd.

“We’re just saying hi,” Jake protests, but he takes a step back.

“Well, you’ve said hi. Now shoo.” Riley makes shooing motions with both hands like she’s scattering chickens.

“Sera came here to see me!”

“But we haven’t seen her in months-” Tyler starts to say.

“And she’ll still be here in an hour,” Riley interrupts firmly. “But right now, we girls need some quality time

together. Don’t we, Sera?”

Before I can answer, she wraps her arm around my shoulders in a protective gesture that makes my throat

tight with gratitude.

“Go train or lift weights or whatever it is you do to feel manly,” Riley continues, waving the others away. “We

have serious girl talk to catch up on.”

“Since when do you do girl talk?” Marcus asks with a grin.

“Since I got engaged and became disgustingly sentimental.” Riley’s cheeks flush pink, but her voice stays firm.

“Now scoot. All of you. We’ll catch up later.”

She guides me toward a quiet bench by the windows, settling beside me, turning to face me with a grin that

dying to talk

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her brow furrowing as she really looks at me. I can see the exact

different. Her hands tighten on my

she says softly. “Really tired. Are

automatically. “Just adjusting to life

like someone flipped a switch. “I want to hear

and strong.” My voice catches slightly on the last

smitten. And Adrian is the best big brother

he is. That kid has such a good heart.” Riley smiles. “Just like his mama. Now, I am

find myself smiling. “Let me guess. This has something

up dramatically. “God, Sera, I’m so disgustingly happy

weeks. “That is pretty shocking. What’s next, you’re

liking romantic comedies?”

honestly? I kind of understand them now.

and the girl gets all weepy? I used to think

I think I might cry if Lucas brought me gas station

no,” I tease. “You’re completely gone,

“And I don’t even

of

“That’s incredibly sweet.”

stupidly, impossibly sweet, Do you

was little, just a random comment. And the next day he showed up with a whole

pang of longing so sharp it takes

breath away.

“He made

you cookies.”

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so proud of them, and he’d worked so hard…” Riley

him

it’s not even

“And the best

while I was covered in mud from

did he propose?”

off a simple silver band with a

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