Lorraine pointed to the sky with an small smile. "She's here!"
Following her gaze, Sam looked up at the figure floating in the air, his heart racing as he felt the connection between them growing stronger.
Sophia, on the other hand, narrowed her eyes as she focused on the teenager standing below.
She paid no attention to the two women beside him; her entire focus was on her long-lost brother.
The emotions that had been bottled up inside her were beginning to leak out, causing her heart to beat faster with each passing moment.
Sam, who shared the connection, could feel the intensity of her emotions, though not as strongly as she did.
With a graceful swoosh, Sophia descended to the ground, landing a few meters away from her brother. Her beautiful snowy white wings, which had initially been spread wide, now compressed back into her body.
Sophia was dressed in a White Lace-up Hoodie, paired with dark black pants and black sneakers. She sported a shag-style haircut with bangs that covered her forehead, and her hair was a striking pure white with crimson accents.
Sam couldn't help but admire her appearance as he took in her figure. She stood slightly taller than him, at 5 feet and 9 inches, while he measured 5 feet and 8 inches in height.
He couldn't help but wonder how his own height might change as he continued to evolve.
"Sophia, I-" Helena began, wanting to apologize, but her words were cut short as Sophia ignored her completely and dashed towards Sam in a flash.
Sam gazed at Sophia's face, taking in the sight of her moist green eyes, her pale and trembling but healthy complexion, and the striking resemblance to Helena, except now she bore a warm and tearful smile.
"Soph-" Sam barely had a chance to speak before Sophia enveloped him in a heartfelt and warm hug.
"Let me hug you for a minute. I need this... brother."
Sam's eyes widened as he instinctively wrapped his arms around her.
He felt an overwhelming warmth, a comfort he had never experienced before. It was as if he had found a piece of home, a feeling so similar to the one he got from his mother.
"Looks like things are going to be just fine, right, sis?" Lorraine glanced at her older sister with a hopeful expression.
However, Helena didn't hear her younger sister's words. She was too engrossed in watching her children reunite, a small and somewhat regretful smile gracing her lips. 'I really shouldn't have separated them.'
Eventually, all four of them entered the house together. Sophia clung tightly to Sam, as if she feared that if she let go, he might slip away again.
She was determined not to lose him once more.
"So... um, Sophia," Sam began, feeling overwhelmed by her love and affection. She was so close that it was making him uncomfortable.
Hearing him call her by her name, Sophia frowned and circled her arm around his. "Call me sister," she demanded.
She didn't care that they had only just met despite being brother and sister. She didn't care that her mother and aunt were present.
At that moment, the most important thing to her was the desire to be called 'sister' by her little brother.
Sam secretly delighted in the situation, thinking, 'Even though we just met, I already love her like an older sister who grew up with me... it's so weird, but I don't hate it.'
There was no sense of distance one would typically feel when meeting a blood relative for the first time between them.
It was indeed weird.
Sophia, too, seemed to feel this connection.
"O-Older sister?" Sam asked tentatively.
"That's better," Sophia replied with a smile, snuggling her face into his chest possessively.
Sam chuckled, finding this entire experience completely new and unusual, but in a good way. Having a sister like this was something he was beginning to cherish.
Lorraine narrowed her eyes at how close the siblings had become, despite only having just met. "Am I the only one who feels like they're getting too close?"
Even though she won't admit it, Lorraine was beginning to feel threatened as she watched how close Sophia was to Sam.
"It must be because of the imprint Sophia placed on Sam," Helena replied, observing her daughter's beaming smile as she spoke freely with her brother.
Helena was happy that she had finally relieved a heavy burden from her heart, but at the same time, she felt a hint of sadness because her daughter hadn't said a word to her.
It had been two hours, and Helena and Lorraine didn't dare to disturb their conversation as they prepared breakfast.
During these two hours, Sophia shared some of the best moments of her life, recounting her experiences and even mentioning the father she despised.
She made it clear that she had severed all ties with their father and now resided in the Hailstorm clan.
"Brother, do you love me?" Sophia suddenly asked, her face mere inches from Sam's, her gaze locked onto his blue eyes.
"Of course, I love you," Sam replied sincerely.
Sophia was taken aback. "Even though you JUST met me?"
"Yes," Sam nodded.
"Are you lying?" she questioned, her hands gripping his face tightly.
"I would never lie to you," Sam reassured her with a warm smile.
Hearing his words, an obsessive and possessive smile spread across Sophia's face, and she quickly wrapped her arms around him.
Sam was momentarily surprised by her intensity. She was a bit stronger than him, and his face ended up buried between her bosom. Sam sighed contentedly, thinking, 'This is life.'
She, who shared the connection with Sam, could sense his emotions and knew what he was thinking.
"Mm... I didn't know you liked them that much, brother," she whispered in his ear with a seductive tome, her face flushed red.
"W-What are you saying?" Sam's eyes automatically went towards her bosom.
Instead of replying, she forcefully planted a kiss all over his cheeks, pressing so hard that Sam could even feel a bit of pain on his face.
Sophia was savoring every moment, continuing to kiss his cheeks until he turned as red as a tomato.
"I love you, brother. I will never leave your side," she declared as she hugged him tightly, burying his face in her bosom, as if she wanted to merge their bodies.
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