“Easton,” I whispered, my voice trembling as I searched for the words, my heart pounding so hard I thought it might burst. “I…I promise, too. I’ll always find you. No matter what.” I swallowed hard, my eyes filling with tears as I let the words I’d been holding back spill out, the words I’d known were true for years but had been too scared to say. And then, like it was the most natural thing in the world…I said it.
