"Dion?"
"Yes, sweetheart. Yes, it's me. Dionysus Dausel, your man, your beloved, your first love. I'm alive, sweetheart. I'm here now, I'm back."
The moment I heard that, tears fell even more from my eyes, and my heart swell in happiness despite the pain I was still feeling. It was as if something in me has been pieced back and now I felt complete, and despite the pain he caused me, I hugged him tight and buried my face on his chest.
When I felt his arms wrapped securely around me, I cried even more. This is what I've been waiting for, what I've been longing for. For the past years, I was yearning for his presence. His embrace was what I needed on a cold night, his arms that would cuddle me until I fall into a deep slumber were what I wanted after a long exhausting day.
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