Mag-log in[Alma]"I still don't know why you're apologizing, Zevyn." I shook my head slightly, keeping my eyes on his. "None of this was your fault."That same look immediately crossed Zevyn's face again. The one I'd been talking about, the one that kept appearing whenever I said something he didn't seem to know how to respond to. I'd seen it so many times over the past few days that I'd lost count, yet I still couldn't figure out what it meant."It is my fault," Zevyn said, staring straight into my eyes.I studied him, confused by the certainty in his voice. "And how exactly is it your fault? Or do you randomly just blame yourself for things?"He shook his head, but before he could answer, I noticed his eyes move toward the bandage still wrapped around my head. His gaze lingered there for a moment, taking in the part of me that had been injured badly enough to require emergency surgery. His lips parted as though he was about to say something, but he suddenly snapped them shut.I waited, watchi
[Zevyn]Five days later..."So what exactly happened?"Zevyn's question caught me in the middle of lifting my glass of water to my lips. My hand stopped halfway to my mouth, the cool glass resting against my fingers as I slowly raised my eyes to his.He was staring directly at me, his attention fixed on my face in a way that made it difficult to pretend I hadn't heard him. For a moment, neither of us said anything. Then, almost as quickly as he'd looked at me, he averted his gaze.I didn't need him to repeat the question to understand what he was asking. I knew exactly what he wanted to know, and I had known this conversation was coming sooner or later.For the past five days, Zevyn had been avoiding the subject altogether. Whenever the conversation came close to the accident or the strange phone call that had sent me rushing out that day, he'd find a reason to put it off. He said he needed me to be okay first. He'd said it more than once, always in that firm, matter-of-fact way of hi
[Alma]"Okay, listen. You can talk to her without yelling. That's the last thing she needs right now."His voice was calm but firm, and I felt his fingers tighten around mine as though he was trying to keep the room from becoming any more overwhelming for me.Elara immediately lowered her head, sniffing as she wiped her eyes with the back of her hand. Her shoulders trembled slightly, and when she tried to speak, her voice broke halfway through."I'm sorry. I didn't mean to... I just..." She trailed off, pressing her lips together as she struggled to hold herself together."You don't drive, Alma," Sienna chimed in, her voice thick with emotion. Her eyes shimmered with tears as she looked me over, taking in the bandage around my head and the rest of me lying helplessly in the hospital bed. "You're scared of driving, so why would you get behind the wheel when you know you can't?"Zevyn's fingers tightened around mine again.I knew why. He had no idea how much I hated driving or what had
[Alma]No matter how badly I wanted to shut my eyes and get some sleep, I just couldn't. My gaze remained fixed on the man seated beside me on the hospital bed, my fingers wrapped tightly around his hand like it was the only thing keeping me grounded.I couldn't let him pull away. I couldn't even bring myself to look elsewhere for more than a few seconds, much less loosen my grip on his hand.What if I blinked and he was gone?What if everything he'd told me about being alive, about being right here beside me, was all a lie?The thought alone made my fingers tighten around his.A doctor had walked into the room twice already, asking me a few questions about how I was feeling and whether I could remember anything about the accident. Both times, I'd watched Zevyn speak calmly with him, answering whatever questions he had without any sign of distress. He'd looked so real, so perfectly alive.That should have been enough to convince me. I knew it should have been, but my heart wouldn't st
[Alma]The second I opened my eyes, a sharp light hit my eyelids, making me squeeze them shut again. I growled, my eyes tightening even more before I slowly forced them open. It took a moment for my vision to clear, and when it did, all I could see were white walls. I stared at them, confused, trying to figure out where the hell I was. My head felt heavy, and something about the silence around me felt strange. Then I heard it... a soft, steady beeping coming from somewhere beside me.I tried to turn my head toward the sound, but a sharp pain shot through my skull, making another growl escape my lips.Fuck.I tried to curse again, but my throat felt strange, almost as though something had a grip on it from the inside. I swallowed, frowning as I lay there, wondering what the hell was happening to me.It took me a few minutes to realize I was in the hospital.And then everything came back.That call.The woman's voice telling me Zevyn had been in an accident. I remembered how I'd rushed
[Zevyn]"Answer me, Zevyn! How could you do this to me?" Alma shouted.I shook my head again, my lips parting, but every word I wanted to say died in my throat. I couldn't seem to force a single one out. My gaze darted from her face to the steep drop behind her, to the jagged rocks far below that threatened to end my world if she took even one more step backward."Alma..." Her name left my lips, but she only shook her head, tears spilling down her cheeks."I trusted you."The words struck harder than any punch I'd ever taken. She clutched her stomach with both hands, her fingers pressing against the fabric of her clothes. Blood stained everything. Her clothes, her hands...And mine.My fucking hands.I stared down at them, horror twisting through my chest as the truth settled over me. I'd done this. I'd caused it. Whatever happened next would be my fault, too."Please." The word slipped from my lips as I looked back at her, shaking my head repeatedly. My hands stretched toward her, de
[Zevyn]I don’t lose control. But something about this green-eyed woman...The way she looked at me— like she already knew exactly what I was capable of—I let her stand there.Let her think. Let her try to piece it together—why she was here, what I really wanted, what she’d just broken.She was s
[Zevyn]My jaw clenched so hard I knew my teeth would crack if I didn't let go."Urghh." The woman on her knees moaned, her head bumping harder against my cock to impress me— or perhaps make me increase her pay, I couldn't care less.I was getting bored, but I needed her to keep going, I needed to
[Alma]I bit down hard on my lips as I stared back at my reflection, before shifting my gaze to the closed door. I gulped, repeating the lies I was going to tell Grandma, if this had to do with where I was or why I had a different outfit on.I took another deep breath, smoothing my hand over my dr
[Alma]I stood by the window longer than I should have, my fingers lightly gripping the edge of the curtain as my gaze drifted once again toward the dining table behind me.Everything was setToday wasn’t just our anniversary. It was also my birthday.My eyes lingered on the table, taking in every







