Chapter 49: Heart of the Phoenix
Alex's POV
The morning was calm, the silence almost sacred as the camp stirred awake. With the war behind them, there was a heaviness in the air, a solemn understanding that they were all about to go their separate ways, yet each one knew they'd carry the memories, the scars, and the weight of everything they'd fought for.
Alex stood outside her tent, watching the early light cast long shadows across the ground. She'd been in this world of combat and survival for so long that the thought of leaving it felt foreign. Yet, with each passing moment, she felt an undeniable pull—to find something beyond this broken landscape, a place where she and Ethan could begin again.
