Chapter Twelve
Lily had woken as Ethan had begun reading some of her newer entries. She knew they had her journal. A single tear tracked down the side of her face as she listened to her struggle and subsequent discovery of accepting her unconditional love for them.
Would they feel the same now they knew what she was? Who she was? Would they want to be with her knowing her time with them would be short?
A second tear slid down her cheek, then another and another until uncontrollable sobs shook her fragile body. Her grief could no longer be contained, and she sobbed out all her years of loneliness, pain, and fear.
Strong arms wrapped themselves around her shaking shoulders. Lily felt Caleb’s arms as they held her close to his chest. She turned her face into his soft shirt, absorbing his
