Chapter Six: Echoes of the Past, Whispers of the Present

Epilogue: Echoes of the Past, Whispers of the Present

Kai’s POV (Present)

I don’t regret anything I did. Not even for a second. If I hadn’t made those choices, the difficult, painful ones, I wouldn’t be standing here now, looking at the person I love, his face etched with a familiar mix of tenderness and sorrow.

"What are you thinking about?" Fallon asked, his voice soft, a gentle interruption to my reverie.

I smiled at him fondly, the lines around his eyes deepening with the warmth of his affection. "What am I thinking?" I echoed, my voice a low murmur. "I’m remembering the days I spent away from you all… from him. Isolating myself, thinking it was for the best."

"I love you, you know that?" he murmured, reaching for my hand and squeezing it gently, his touch a comforting anchor.