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    Confusion washed over Lance and Jeff at Damian’s words. What team? What leader? They couldn’t make sense of what Damian meant.


    While they were still trying to figure it out, the door opened, and Elliana strolled into the room at an unhurried pace.


    The sight of Elliana sent shock through both Lance and Jeff, and they shot to their feet in disbelief.


    “Elliana!” The names exploded from Lance’s and Jeff’s lips in perfect unison, their voices carrying waves of disbelief.


    While shock painted their faces, Elliana stood unmoved, her fingers casually dancing around her ear in a gesture that bordered on theatrical. “Must you raise your voice like that? Do you wish to shatter my eardrumspletely?”


    Lance and Jeff widened their eyes. Every nuance of her expression, each subtle movement, every inflection in her voice—this was undeniably Elliana, in flesh and spirit.


    Jeff’s mind struggled to process the impossible scene before him, yet his body moved with lightning instinct. Heunched himself forward like a creature possessed, crashing into Elliana’s embrace with desperate force.


    The impact sent Elliana stumbling backward, her feet scrambling to find purchase against his overwhelming momentum.


    Wrapped within Elliana’s arms, Jeff unleashed torrents of tears that had been imprisoned within his heart. His sobs echoed through the space as he cried, “Elliana, it turns out you’re not dead. You still breathe!”


    Elliana absorbed the raw intensity of his emotions, feeling each wave crash against her soul. Though distance had separated them during these dark months, she could envision his devastation upon receiving news of her supposed demise and imagine how grief had carved itself into his young heart. This had driven her decision to abandon her carefully constructed facade today, to step from the shadows and reunite with Lance and Jeff. She refused to let those who cherished her continue drowning in sorrow because of her deception. The sooner they saw her breathing before them, the quicker their healing could begin.


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    “Yes, I’m still alive.” Elliana’s hand moved in gentle circles across Jeff’s trembling back, her voice flowing like honey mixed with warmth. “Cease these tears, sweet child. I stand before you whole and unharmed. Forgive me, Jeff, for painting your world with worry and grief.”


    Jeff’s smile bloomed through his cascading tears like sunshine breaking through storm clouds. “Elliana, no apologies need pass your lips. Your being alive is the best gift for me. Joy floods my entire being today!”


    From his nearby position, Damian observed the scene and reflected on Jeff’s nature—though wildness often colored his daily actions, beneath that spirited exterior beat a heart both warm and genuine, qualities that had grown increasingly rare in the world.


    Despite moments when Jeff’s energy tested his patience, Damian’s love for the boy ran deeper than ocean currents.


    Elliana maintained her gentle ministrations, her smile never wavering as she continued stroking Jeff’s back, allowing him this moment of desperate clinging since her heart couldn’t bear pushing him away.


    Lance approached with measured steps, his eyes burning crimson as they locked onto Elliana’s face. Words formed and dissolved on his tongue before he could voice them. The question finally escaped his lips after an eternity of silence. “What on earth is going on?”


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