Page 284 of Corrupting Camille

My eyelids grow heavy, sleep gently pulling me under, and I feel something new, something fragile, something I’d almost forgotten was possible:

Peace.

Quiet, trembling, real.

I know the silence outside won’t last forever. Storms will come again, threats will rise, the world will inevitably test us.

But next time, we won’t face the dark alone.

We’ll face it together.

As a family.

Stronger than anything the world can throw at us.

And tonight, wrapped in Kane’s embrace, listening to Elias’s soft, steady breathing, I finally believe we can survive it all.

Together.

THE END

(For now….)