d, her voice barely

th hitched. Something about his eyes. Tha

His eyes softened-just slightly. His voi

it's rea

ag slipped fr

er voice trembling. She blinked rapidly, trying to see clearl

She had only seen them in fadin

Her voi

composure slipping i

g to him as if she were afraid he might vanish. Her shoulders shook as

ne forever," she whisp

ed I'd come back for you," he mur

long. She never believed that she would see Aaron a

t want to say anything further

e car, Logan called out.

his steps. Arabella clink to his arm. "Logan you saw tha

e was fixed on them. Ava never respon

as staring at them as if he was so jealous, ignoring her. "Logan, Ava had found a n

t shut up!"

Logan outburst, but s

hed them with a bitt

st wait," Be

of a luxurious building. Ava stepped out alon

e!" Aaron sa

then slapped herself so hard but then realized that it was true. She had really gotten h

nally here. Alex told me everything that happened an

dn't say a word and then tears

d towards her, who exuded a kin

front of him who seemed malnourished, "I can't be

after a moment, she s

made Edward feel so worse. "Wh

he asked, soun

aid, soundi

eyes. "Can you

to live in. If it wasn't because we lost you. You wouldn

next thing she yelled, "You are now my home, where have you been? Ava's voice

confusion, but Ava didn't g

you when I cried myself to sleep in an orphanage, wondering if my brothers even remembered me? When I was begging

. Her fists clenched. Her vo

ome? The one I never had? The on

ward's chest with her fists, again and again, as if tr

ked for you in every stranger's face! And now you

I'm so, so sorry," he said, his voice cracking. "We never meant to aband

" Ava whispered hoarsely

into his arms. "I know. You didn't de

them, Aaron's jaw clenched. Emma turned away, wiping her o

ward gently, placing a steadying hand on Ava's back. "I

of pain and reunion settling into silenc

m sorry I didn't tell you they were coming. Eno