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| felt sick at the thought of what Zoe had done to him. That's why you didn’t cback for me.”
Noah nodded. “She madebelieve | never saw you, never went to Darkmoon, never found the pictures or
letters. But she didn’t know about the seashell I'd given you. That was the link to remembering everything.”
His eyes met mine, a small smile tugging at his lips. “Seeing you and that seashell again, combined with Zoe's
actions at the wedding.. it stirred those memories. | remembered, Hannah. And | swear, | will never let Zoe or
anyone else mess with my memories ever again.”
Relief washed over me, so intense it madedizzy. Or maybe that was just the pain from my ribs. Either way, |
slumped back in the chair, the tension finally leaving my body. “I'm so glad we stopped the wedding before
something awful happened,” | murmured.
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Drake cleared his throat. “We should probably give you two sspace,” he said, wrapping his arm around
Viona and tugging her away. “We'll be right outside if you need anything.”
As they left the room, closing the door softly behind them, Noah moved closer to me. His arms wrapped around
as sobs wracked my body.
“I've missed you,” | choked out between tears. “I've missed you so much, and | hate what happened. | hate what
she did to us.” My fists clenched, and | found myself weakly hitting his chest, all my frustration and pain pouring
out,
Noah didn’t try to stop me. He just heldtighter, one hand stroking my hair soothingly. “I know,” he
murmured. “I know, Hannah. I'm so sorry. I'm here now. I'm here, and I’m not going anywhere.”
As my sobs subsided, | felt Noah press something into my hand. | pulled back slightly to look-it was the seashell,
still on its leather cord.
“Could you...?” He turned, indicating forto tie it around his neck.
Still choked with tears, even more so now, | shakily tied the cord around his neck. My fingers brushed his skin,
and when he turned back to face me, | traced the ridges of the shell.
“I didn’t know you wore it as a necklace,” | whispered.
“Of course | did,” Noah said softly, his green eyes flicking up to meet mine. “The blue is just like your eyes. And
for those two years when we wrote to each other, | never took this necklace off, not even once, so that I could
always have you with me. Zoe cut it off of me. But I'll never take it off again.”
Fresh tears spilled down my cheeks, but this tthey were tears of relief, of joy. Noah gently wiped them away
with his thumb.
“I love you, Hannah,” he whispered. “I've always loved you. Even when | couldn't remember, even when Zoe
tried to erase you from my mind... spart ofalways loved you.”
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Noah’s arms tightened around me, and | felt him press a soft kiss to the top of my head. The movement jostled
my ribs, sending a fresh wave of pain through me. | couldn't quite stifle my gasp.
He stood, keeping one arm aroundfor support, and guidedtoward a nearby sofa. As we moved,
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the events of the past few days-no, months-seemed to catch up withall at once. My legs gave out, and |
stumbled.
“I've got you,” Noah murmured, scoopingup in his arms. “I've got you. Always.”
We fell to the sofa together, Noah cradlingagainst his chest.
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