"I think about it still. Not like before. But... the ache's still there." She nodded. "The ache will be there until you make peace with the version of you who stood on that ledge." "I don't want to make peace with her. I want to forget she existed." Bennett met my eyes, her tone gentle but firm. "Corinne... she saved you. That broken, exhausted woman called out to her son. She stepped down. She's part of you. The part that chose to stay." I stared at her. My throat thickened, and I blinked hard.
