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Ships Having Passed in the Night
Feeling nauseous, it took Eric a moment to comprehend: his soulmate was gone. Fear turned to anguish. No…! How…? He ran, desperately calling his wife's name. Suddenly she was before him, weeping.
"We couldn't find you. I'm sorry. She died peacefully."
Pale, dazed, and speechless, he went with Vanessa to pay their respects.
Eyes shut forever, wrinkles lining the delicate face, hair still as red as the day she'd been discovered on the beach decades ago.
And the pieces fell into place.
His rescuer…
"I'll thank her for saving my life."
His soulmate…
"And I'm going to marry her."
…It had been her.
Eric's world shattered.
THE END