Chapter 176 The Painful Hope

• ~ Harlan’s POV ~
• I pause for a beat as I remember something from last summer. We spent an entire day hanging out by the water. She was smiling and laughing, splashing water at me as the sunset hangs behind her, illuminating her beautiful skin and glimmering eyes.
• “...But I hope wherever you are, you're safe. I miss you more than words can say. And I’d give anything, literally anything, just to hear your voice again…”