Later on, a package arrived for me. Inside, I found a photograph of Jace and me.
He looked so young and earnest back then, wide-eyed and just starting out in the world. It was taken the very first time we met.
On the back of the photo, Jace had written: If only life could always be as sweet as that first meeting.
I let out a quiet sigh, then dug a small hole in the flower bed outside the villa and buried the photograph there.
Some moments are meant to fade away gently with time.
Once I had found peace and gathered my strength, my little family of three set off to begin our new chapter. Levi and I held our second wedding on that private island in the Caribbean.
The sky was crystal clear. As the sun began to sink toward the horizon, flocks of white seagulls rose in wide, swirling arcs
