Chapter 179

Harper

Celine nodded slowly. “I will,” she said softly. “I can help you.”

Even though the words were small, steady, they hit me like a weight I hadn’t expected. I could see Declan stiffen beside me, hope sparking behind his eyes. I knew what he was thinking—the questions, the years of doubt, the quiet ache that had shadowed him every day of his life. And now, finally, someone was listening, someon