Tristan’s POVFor a second, I knew what heaven felt like.I close my eyes and rested my head against Elena’s shoulder. The world around us melts, molding into this perfect little bubble that only gets better when Sophie and Liam rush over to us.A happy family.My happy family.I lose myself in the vision. What could’ve been if I made the right choices.What could be, maybe…After what feels like months, years, decades… Elena finally breaks free.“Tristan,” she gasps. “I can’t believe that it really is you.”“It really is me,” I whisper, fearing that if I speak any louder, my voice would break and I wouldn’t be able to hold back my tears. “I told you everything would be fine.”Elena lets out a teary, shaky laugh. “No, you didn’t tell me anything like that. But I’m glad you’re free.”I open my mouth to ask her what she did, what landed me here, but then Alexander clears his throat and slips into the conversation.“Hey, pal, everyone’s waiting for their turn with the hugs,” he jokes, an
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