“Life is ironic. It takes depression to know happiness. It takes stress to understand calm. It takes absence to value presence.”

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Zoe’S POV

Standing in the hallway, in front of the open door… is Helios. He was holding our daughter’s hand.

Is my third eye open as well? I did the sign of a cross and closed my eyes. Lord, God, I may badly want to see him, but this shocked me. I opened my eyes, and he was still there.

I also heard the seemingly suppressed laughter of those with me inside.

He smiled at me, which made my heart thumps so fast that I could even overhear...