“I thought I’d lost you,” Kliara murmured against his shoulder, her voice breaking.“You’ll never lose me,” Jacob replied, his words low but firm, spoken into her hair like a promise. “I’m right here. I always will be.”They stood there for a long moment, wrapped in each other’s arms, the rest of the world falling away. But eventually, Kliara leaned back just enough to look up at him, her fingers still resting lightly against his chest.“What were you doing up there?” Kliara asked, her voice barely above a whisper, filled with confusion and the lingering echo of surprise. “Why didn’t you answer me the first time I called?” She continued Jacob gave a sheepish smile, brushing a strand of wind-tossed hair from her face. “I heard you,” he said, voice low and steady. “But I wasn’t sure if it was really you at first… I thought maybe I was imagining it. I’ve been waiting up in that tree for hours, hoping, praying you’d come.”Kliara blinked slowly, her lashes damp with the weight of everyt
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