Freedom Within Reach

Declan's voice was especially soft.

Audrey took a second to catch on, then asked, "You mean... You're happy for me?"

As she spoke, she gazed at Declan, her eyes full of warmth.

A gentle silence settled between them, wrapping them both in warmth.

Audrey snapped out of her earlier excitement, feeling a calm she'd never known before.

She hadn't been scared or nervous at all. She just felt a little lo