Chapter 55

• Chapter 55
• The night pressed in around Aurora and Liam as they sat by the riverbank. Moonlight danced on the rippling water and painted pale silver patterns on the ground. The camp lights behind them faded softly into the distance. For a while their only company was the steady whisper of the stream.
• Liam shifted on the log and offered Aurora a small smile. Tea in hand she felt its warmth seep into her fingers and her chest as well. She drew her knees closer, letting the silence wrap around them. After the day’s chaos and the long night of paperwork, it felt like a gift to simply breathe.