Chapter 61

He instantly sighed with relief and pulled me in for a hug. He whispered into my ear,

“Thank you, Freya. Thank you for forgiving me. Thank you for being my best friend, for being my first, and for loving me despite me being a complete dick.” He kissed the top of my head again, and whispered, “I love you always, forever be mine.”

He reached into his pocket and pulled out my locket. My eyes grew wide as I stared at the locket. He placed it into my hand, and I walked over to a bench at the side of us and sat down. I turned the locket over and read the inscription. It had a few new dents in it, but it still opened. I looked at the pictures inside of Tristan and me. A tear slid down my face when I traced the pictures with my finger. I was sad because it reminded me of my old life, my human and ordinary life. It seemed like a dream now, like it was never real. But holding that locket in my hand again, brought it all back.

“I'm sorry. I found it that night in the woo