Chapter 716 Meat Fondue

• Despite having no idea what, exactly, had shifted inside her, the very fact of that change delighted Jefferson, bright and startling as dawn after weeks of rain.
• It's not only good for me, but somehow, the new spark will serve Axel as well, for only those who discover their worth and chase it with conviction grow into souls both ample and alive. That rare warmth makes everyone around them feel seen. People like that draw others—to follow, if need be, until the very end.
• He exhaled, soft and long. I wonder where Axel will stand when all this settles. The thought dimmed the light in his eyes.