Chapter 177

{Harper's POV}

"Yes."

I said it into his shoulder, wholehearted, no hesitation anywhere in it, and hugged him tighter, like proximity alone could make up for every hour I'd spent tonight not knowing if he was even alive.

"I missed you too, my Harper."

I felt it before I fully processed the words — the vibration of his voice against my ear, low and warm, and then the actual sentence caught up to my