Far out, on a distant hill, stood seven figures. Bryce knew them by shape, knew them by their heights and the glow around them. She picked out Connor standing tall at the back. And standing at their front, a hand upraised … Bryce began crying, and it was pure joy and love that burst from her as she lifted a hand in greeting toward Danika. Danika, here—with everyone. Safe and loved. She heard the words on the wind, carried from her friend’s soul to hers. Light it up, Bryce. And Bryce was laughing, laughing and sobbing as she yelled back across the lush plain and hills, “Light it up, Danika!”
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