All he knew was that this couldn’t be the final chapter. Not this way, not again. The echoes of what was lost still lingered, carving a hollow ache within his chest. Every moment they shared, every glance, every word, haunted him like a ghost. He had failed before, let the fractures widen until everything crumbled. But this time, the stakes were higher - the cost of letting go unbearable. The weight of regret had anchored him, and now it whispered, urging him to act. He couldn’t bear to watch her walk away, her silhouette fading into silence. He would seize it with trembling hands if there was even a sliver of hope. Pride and fear be damned, he needed to try -needed to fight for what mattered because losing her forever would be the wound that he could never heal.
Ryan watched as Estelle w
