I bolted out of the room, my heart pounding, my vision blurred from joy.
Liana was alive.
After all these years, the Moon Goddess had answered my prayers.
“Edwin!” I shouted, bursting into his office. My husband looked up from his papers, his brow furrowed in confusion.
“I found her!” I could hardly contain my excitement as I waved the letter in the air. “I found Liana!”
His eyes widened in surprise, and he quickly stood, crossing the room in a few swift strides. “How…?”
I shoved the letter into his hands, the words spilling out of me as fast as my emotions could keep up. “She’s alive. She’s getting married, and she invited me—us—she wants us to come! After all this time, Edwin! Can you believe it?”
He glanced at the letter before dropping it onto the desk, wrapping his arms around me tightly. “Alicia… I’m so happy for you.” His voice was gentle, his grip comforting. That was all it took to break the dam. I sobbed into his chest, my heart finally releasing the years of worry, guilt, and sorrow that had built up inside me.
Edwin rubbed my back soothingly as I cried, whispering words of comfort. “It’s okay. You found her. She’s alive.”