Page 281 of Gift from the Source
“Everything’s going to be okay,filia mea.”
“I’ve missed you so much.”
“I’ve missed you more.”
My tears slow, but I don’t move. I can’t.
I’m home away from home.
“Tillme.”
The voice and nickname have my head popping up and CC slowly turns out of my arms, then pulls Caspian and Corentin to him.
“Draken.”
The second voice has my mind spinning.
“Mom.”
The overwhelming emotion packed into that echoed word, followed by the two of them racing forward has my hands flying to cover my mouth.
“Hey, my little dragonfly.”
My ears ring.
The reunion happening in front of me fades out as ever so slowly my body moves with a mind of its own. Ten feet to the right, my daughter walks hand in hand with my mom.
“Hey, Momma.”
The two of us collide.
I don’t know the time that passes as she holds me in her arms. Her hands finally cup my cheeks and she checks me over from head to toe. I do the same to her.
From her curly hair and silver eyes to the shape of our nose and build of our bodies. I got all her best features. I got everything from her.
Multiple voices clear from behind her and she glance over her shoulder, then back at me. “Would you like to meet your…” Her eyes hold a slight hint of doubt.
“My fathers. Yes. Very much so.”
The air that whooshes out of her chills the tears rolling down my face and I use my arm to wipe them away before clearing my voice. When I lift my head, my gaze lands on carbon copies of my brother.
Not exactly, but on each one of them, I can pick out a feature of his.
“Hey, baby girl,” they all say and the waterworks I just wiped away come flooding back. I’m swooped up into their arms and they hold me silently for a moment before my mom joins us.
“I’ve dreamed of this moment for so long. There’re to many different scenarios I’ve created to name because I never thought it would come true.”
“Same. There was no warning anywhere I’d have a daughter that would pull me into the beyond.”
My mom snorts and her arched brow looks at my little girl. “She’s been such a blessing. It’s because of her ability Elementra figured out a way for me to send you my letters.”
“What?”
“I don’t know the ins and outs, but your little one planted a bond in the beyond and Elementra’s grown it from there. She’s still a small mystery, but she acts exactly how I pictured you always would. So free, curious, and sweet. I’m incredibly thankful for the time I’ve had with her.”
The gratefulness I feel is no comparison. I pull her into me for another hug. “I love you, Momma. Thank you for taking care of her for me.”
“Always,filia mea.”
