Life After You
Xander said the moment we returned, staring at me as if he could see right through me.
"Well, you'd better comfort me, then." I hooked my finger on his tie. "After all, we're still young, right?"
Xander's ears turned red again as he hummed in agreement under my gaze.
I then tackled him and kissed his face all over.
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Five years later, the system told me that Elijah's world had finally collapsed.
At the time, I was holding my daughter, Maya Fuller, and teaching her to paint when I heard the news. I paused for a moment to remember before the memories came back to me.