The Phoenix Heiress
Their words stitched hope into the ache, but still, the silence pressed heavy.
I turned, and there they were — my new family. Wolf, steady as ever, watching me with eyes that said he understood. Jace, leaning against the doorway, his grin crooked but comforting. And Koda, bouncing on his toes, already asking if he could wear his costume tomorrow.
I smiled through the tears. Because this was my life now. My family wasn’t gone; it had simply grown, stretched across oceans and states, but rooted here too.
Wolf stepped closer, his hand finding mine. “They’ll be back,” he said quietly. “And until then, you’ve got us.”
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