"From now on, during New Year's, I'll cook a feast for you, buy you all the little things you like, and take you to release sky lanterns. I'll always be with you!"
"Caden!" Seraphina's eyes grew misty as she listened to his gentle, sincere words.
In that moment, she was suddenly grateful to the Azurelight Dimension for bringing her here. 'Because he's here!'
"Since I'm so good to you, you'd better hold on to me tight," Caden said teasingly.
Seraphina burst out laughing. She knew he was trying to change the subject and played along. "Mhm, I'll hold on to you so tight you'll never be able to get away!"
They exchanged a smile, and the air filled with the sweet scent of happiness.
While the Ashworth family was performing their ancestral rites, the Reginald family had already begun theirs. Rosalind Reginald and her husband, who had rushed back in the middle of the night, had just managed to arrive in time.
