Age Of Elves

-

lth was vast, stretching across continents, but it wasn't just her affluence that defined her. No, it was her chilling reputation-she was known as the Hot Cold Beauty. He

ve kick, sending him stumbling away. She turned, slipping back into her luxury car, her parting wor

deep, primal scream tore from his chest. Tears streamed down his face as the weight of everything he and his father had endured crashed upon him. H

bbed, but his will was stronger than the pain. Clutching his worn-out bag, he limped forward, th

rmined to ignore it, kept walking, his pace unbroken. But the SUV's door opened, and a woman emerged-serene, almost ethereal, yet

on him and his father when they needed her the most. S

tered, attempting to pass her, but Alice stepped in front of him, gently placing a hand on his shoul

he anger and pain swelling inside him, his chest tightening. "Don't you dare," he spat, his voice trembling with fury. "You

ling him into her arms. The world seemed to pause as the hurt and longing of years without her filled the sile

time in so long. Then, as the embrace broke, he kissed her cheek, his voice soft and uncertain. "What

h to bear. But his mother's voice called out to

truce, a small bridge forming between them where a chasm had once existed. The car sped off,

lled familiar, like home, and when she opened it, a sense of comfort flooded him. Inside was a war

d, her voice soft, almost re

ured the meal, savoring the taste of something so simple yet so meaningful.

ice's eyes went wide as disbelief

led on him, and his heart sank. "It's been three months, Mom. Since you left, we've been strugglin

, as if seeing him for the first time in a long while. But the weight of the reve

arest medical center. Each step sent jolts of pain through his body, but his determination pushed him forward. Th