At the hospital, Claire and Lily were treated for hypothermia

believed that every life we save honors the people who saved us.”

Claire felt tears forming again.

She finally understood.

Saving them hadn’t been a heroic choice.

For Ethan, it had been a promise.

A promise made long ago.

When Claire and Lily were discharged from the hospital, Ethan remained behind.

His recovery would take weeks.

The goodbye felt strangely continue reading …