NATALIA
My eyes opened slowly, and the first thing I saw was his face. Wesley. He was really here. His arms were around me, strong and warm, holding me steady so I would not fall. For a moment, the whole world stopped turning. My heart flipped hard inside my chest, and I could not breathe properly. It was him. The man I had cried for every night. The man I had hurt so badly with my lies. The man I loved more than I could ever explain. He looked different. His hair was a little longer, and there were tired lines around his eyes, but it was still Wesley. The same eyes that once looked at me with so much love. The same strong arms that had carried me when I was scared. I stared at him like he was a dream that might disappear if I blinked too fast.
“…Wesley?” I whispered, my voice barely abo
