One year later, on Christmas morning, Harper ran down the stairs on her own two feet, laughing, whole, alive. Talia stood beside Elias, and when Harper asked if she was staying forever, Elias answered with a nod and a soft smile. Talia said yes. Harper snuggled close and whispered that she was family now. Somewhere between grief and healing, three broken people found each other—not by blood or duty, but by love.