C24 Chapter 24: Following Her…

Caleb’s P.O.V

I hesitate only for a second before stepping forward and pulling her into a hug. It’s not the kind of brief, half-hearted embrace people give when they don’t know where they stand with each other. It’s warm, solid, and grounding—an unspoken reassurance that whatever happened between us tonight, it didn’t break us. She doesn’t pull away immediately, and I take in the way she exhales