An ambulance took Graham away.
He spent three days fighting for his life in the intensive care unit and nearly died from the infection in his lungs.
After he regained consciousness, his lungs never fully recovered. The slightest drop in temperature triggered violent coughing and left him struggling for breath.
He had become like Noah.
*****
Graham never came looking for me again.
After two weeks, I transferred the woodcarving shop to a young local couple.
I packed my few belongings, took Noah's ashes, and boarded a train for Sunridge.
I told no one where I was going.
Nothing tied me to any particular place anymore. Wherever sunlight found me could become my home.
End of Tessa's POV.
*****
After five years, thick blackout curtains kept the downtown penthouse in Bellmere dark y
