Chapter 22 The Gift He Left Behind

• Lyra's POV
• I was so glad Blake had finally been introduced to my grandfather. I stepped out of the room to give them space—space to talk, to connect. Maybe even come to terms.
• Blake had said I was the reason he started working here. I blushed when he admitted that. Flowers bloomed in my chest, wild and warm. Hearing that he felt the same way I did stirred something deep within me. I’d been too afraid to admit my own feelings, especially to someone I still considered a stranger. I hadn’t even known his last name until Grandpa asked.