Summer in Noctfenn stretched on with endless daylight. I joined the region's top international nonprofit for children's education as a resident program officer.
The truth was, they had extended the offer two months earlier. At the time, all I could think about was returning after my teaching assignment and helping Sean carry the load, so I turned it down. Now, that no longer mattered.
At three in the afternoon, I was organizing a nature and arts program for rural children at the forest school when a voice, hoarse to the point of breaking, called from behind me.
"Lily."
I didn't look back.
The voice drew closer, carrying the sound of labored, exhausted breaths. "Lily!"
I turned around. Sean stood in front of me. He was still wearing the bespoke suit from the wedding. His shirt was dam
