Mr. White’s eyes filled with tears of joy.General stared up at Winter, tongue hanging out and tail wagging so hard his whole body wiggled with it.Gavin watched Winter and Richie holding each other, his expression softening. If his younger brother Garrett had been there, he would have known immediately how happy Gavin was.The staff and security guards at Blackwood Manor could feel it too.Something about the house felt different tonight.For a long time, it had seemed as though something was missing. Even after Richie came home, that emptiness had never completely disappeared.But tonight, for the first time, the house finally felt whole again.Everyone was caught up in the emotion of the moment.Everyone except Chris.He stood where he was, forcing down everything churning inside him.The longing he had buried for so long was finally breaking through, and his eyes slowly turned red.Usually so calm and controlled, Chris now stood there with red-rimmed eyes.But he didn’t
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