Chapter 214

• He didn't answer at first.
• "I feel...calmer." He'd imparted hesitantly as if searching for words, "Inside, it feels more peaceful. Calmer. Less burdensome. There has been no loud banging or head-clanging from the cougar since that night. I've never felt so...at peace before on the inside. Not for the past eighteen years. That is why I can't seem to thank you enough, Ena. You did this. Every single part of this, you did this."
• The emotions that clouded his throat had clouded hers too. She'd blinked back happy tears as she hugged him back with all her heart.