Bastian's POV
She was here. Ellara and Sofia. They looked so happy and peaceful. If I hadn't failed them, this is how they were supposed to be, filled with happiness when they were with me.
I trailed after them through the wild field of sunflowers and lilies, the air fragrant with their scent, fresh and unpolluted. It was clean. It was refreshing.
An overwhelming sense of peace washed over me. I had finally left it all behind. I could finally rest, rest from the guilt, the pain, the hurt, and the failures. My parents, my sins, my regrets, it was all behind me now. That was a good thing. That's what I should have been thinking.
So why was my peace being interrupted by the green-eyed, red-haired spitfire I left behind? Would she be fine? No, I didn't think she would. Knowing Li
