Chapter 36 Hiding The Truth

• RAYNE
• "How? How are you here? How are you alive? I—I thought—” I couldn't even finish the sentence, my voice breaking completely as I fell apart in Aaron's arms in disbelief. He held me tight for a long time without saying anything before finally finding his voice. "I got away," he said, wiping my tears away before pulling me into another hug.
• “I couldn’t believe it when I saw you." I thought I’d lost you forever,” I continued, but he withdrew once more and cupped my face. "My mother and Aunt Ellen—they..." My voice broke as a sob choked me, unsure how to tell Aaron about the fire, but he interrupted with another shocking revelation before I could finish.