The contract that once tied us together sat in shreds on the floor.
Adrian tore it himself.
"No more pretending," he said. "No more rules. Just us."
Tears filled my eyes.
"What if we fall apart?" I whispered.
"Then we fall together."
We stood on the edge of something real, something fragile, something terrifying.
But we were finally standing there—together.
For the first time, I didn't feel like a replacement.
I felt like… home.