The Coles estate had changed.
Not in the way a place is redecorated, but in the way energy shifts when trauma is replaced by peace. Where tension once lingered in the walls, now laughter and music flowed through open windows.
The family was whole.
Sky stood at the edge of the garden with a drone remote in his hand, helping Star and Moon fly a small glider over the treetops.
He was different now — taller, more confident, with a spark in his eye that had long been dulled by confusion and emotional chaos.
His hair curled more freely now, no longer flattened to mimic someone else’s preference.
“Careful, Star, you’ll land it in the pool again!” he shouted, laughing.
Star rolled his eyes.
“You said that last time, and it was your fault!”
Moon giggled beside them, covering her ears as t
