HAYDEN Eden opens the front door, and air rushes into my lungs. The second I step inside, the noise in the house dies. And suddenly, I'm standing in the middle of a room full of people who thought they might never see me again. Fuck me.Jeremy is the first to move. He doesn't say anything dramatic. He just walks straight up to me and pulls me into a hug, careful of my injuries. I feel him exhale shakily against my shoulder."Fuck," he mutters. "You scared the shit out of me."I hug him back, my throat closing up. When he lets go, Ava is already there, wiping her eyes before she even reaches me. She hugs me tightly, then steps back and just looks at me for a second, like she's making sure I'm really standing here.Jules rolls forward next. She doesn't hug me. She just reaches up and takes my hand, squeezing it hard. Her eyes are red, but she's smiling.Then I see my mother.She's standing a little further back, both hands covering her mouth. The moment our eyes meet, she lets out
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