THE NEXT EVENING, WHEN Matt had gone to bed after an unusually uneventful day, Elise sat on the couch watching the crackling fire she had lit a half hour ago, staring into the flames, searching for some answers to the questions in her jumbled head.
Why did she feel so uncertain? And why did another part of her feel so tranquil and fulfilled at the same time?
Matt seemed to take the knowledge of his healing powers in stride, though it may just be that he didn’t fully comprehend the magnitude of what he possessed. He had adapted easily to life in the jungle, hadn’t given any indication that he wanted to go back to the city, and didn’t miss video games or television. No, her son had made his life here and had adopted Noel as a surrogate father.
Noel seemed comfortable with the fact.
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