The silence in the doctor's office was deafening. I sat beside Ethan, our fingers laced tightly together, while the sound of rainfall outside surrounded us. I could hear every little sound, from the tapping of the pen in the doctor's hand to the faint whirring of the AC and the subtle thump of my o
Suddenly, in the blink of an eye, I found myself pressed up against the wall, and Ethan’s lips crashed into mine. I was startled by the sudden outburst, but I’d missed him after so long that my entire body betrayed me. I couldn’t move or think, and all I wanted was him. Even like this, I still wante
It rained the day we returned to New York. It was a kind of steady, depressing rain that made the entire city feel smaller and more suffocating than usual. Ethan didn't say a single word to me throughout the entire flight. He didn’t even look at me at all, even when I accidentally brushed his hand w
We'd barely pulled up in front of the resort when Elizabeth burst out the front doors, her heels clicking against the stone like gunshots. "Where have you been?" she demanded, her eyes flicking between me, Ethan, and the slumped, hollow version of Marcus in the backseat. Then Emily came running ou
"What was he doing?" Ethan asked. "We don't know yet," the man said. "Shall we inform the police?" "No," Ethan said. "Thanks for the info. I'll check it out myself." As he hung up, Ethan and I looked at each other silently , then peeled off down the road again without another word. Eventually I
Ethan managed to get a dune buggy from the resort, and we swerved through the winding roads of Santorini, ignoring every red light. He had one hand on the wheel, and the other hand locked tightly with mine. Both of us were terrified at the thought of what Marcus could be up to right now, especially