They didn't say anything right away.
They just stood there, close, breathing the same air.
Amara felt different.
Not lost.
Not broken.
Just… changed.
In a way that didn't scare her anymore.
Jayden rested his forehead lightly against hers.
"You okay?" he asked.
She smiled, a real one.
"Yeah."
And for the first time, she meant it.