At the hospital, Claire and Lily were treated for hypothermia

the reception ended, Lily approached Ethan.

“I have something for you.”

She handed him a small wooden box.

Inside was a photograph.

The picture showed the three of them leaving the hospital together.

On the back Lily had written:

“The day our hero became our family.”

Ethan couldn’t speak.

Years of pain.

Years of loneliness.

Years of believing he had no place continue reading …