hin him. But deep in his heart, a strange feeling was brewing. The peace he had felt in his sister'

an increasingly urgent echo that made his heart beat faster in his chest. Suddenly, the door burst open, hitting the wall with a force that made Pierre jump. Before he

before she threw herself into his arms. "Pierre! You

e, taken by surprise, felt a warmth in his heart he hadn't felt since she had left. His arms instinctively wrapped around his sister, a little

e so complicated. "I missed you so much!" she said, her tone full of enthusiasm and affection. She stepped back a

r, forgetting for a moment the burdens of life weighing on his shoulders. He had so many questions, so many

his time?" she asked, her

s, as if to anchor this moment in his memory. He didn't answer right away. This question, innocent coming from his sister, was in reality a dilemma he hadn't yet resolved.

inally, his voice betraying his confusi

kitchen. Pierre nodded, breathing deeply, before following the sound of

tured for him to sit down. Pierre took his place, his gaze briefly resting on the small, well-set table before losing himself in thought. He hadn't seen his stepfather since his r

to adjust to this normalcy, but something was eating away at him inside. The peace he had hoped for seemed illusory, and his father-in-law, who hadn't yet said a word, only

an, in a tone that left

f my cousins ​​first?!" "Damin. Your cousin has made an importan

contrasted with the light tone of earlier. "He's changed a lot in recent years, and it's time for you to

thing, Pierre. It's time you took your place." "Place? M