Epilogue
Jessa walked down the dock at the harbor. A whistling sound caught her ears and she turned to see an eagle flying alongside the dock, mere feet away from her. Her breath caught and she stopped to watch as the eagle angled to the side, its wings catching a gust of the breeze, lifting it higher in the air as it turned. She turned to make her way down the dock. Eli was visible ahead as he leaned over the boat railing and handed a small cooler to Ryan. She breathed in the salty air and sighed, a warm joy blooming in her heart.
It was one day past the anniversary of the fire that spun her life on its compass and pointed her in the direction of Diamond Creek and ultimately Eli. Ryan had started to walk up the dock, two customers following behind him. He grinned when he saw her. “He
