“Guess what?” Lucien said softly, his voice rough with emotion. His eyes were still slightly red from crying, though a smile tugged helplessly at his lips. “I told Dad we found you… and confirmed it was really you.” He let out a shaky breath. “He’s already on his way back home. He should be here within the next thirty minutes.”
My entire body went still. “W-what?”
The word barely came out above a whisper.
Their expression softened immediately, like they understood exactly how fragile this moment was for me.
“He never stopped looking for you. We never gave up hope,” Kael said gently.
I stared at him, unable to process the words properly.
Never stopped looking for me?
For years, I believed that my family abandoned me because they didn’t want me. Because I wasn’t worth searching for. W
