LOGINThe one Kai had taken from my bag.The one piece of home I still had.My chest tightened.I reached out slowly, brushing my fingers along its surface. The memory hit immediately, him handing it back to me, and lying to my face that he had bought it. I shook my head as a tear escaped my eyes.I swall
Aria.The phone rang longer than I expected.I sat on the edge of my bed, staring at the floor, my fingers gripping the device a little too tightly as I waited. For a second, I thought he wouldn’t pick up. Maybe I had called at the wrong time.Then the line clicked.“Hello?”I let out a small breath
She was calling me.My thumb moved before I could think.I answered on the first ring.“Kai—” Her voice was soft and something warm rushed through me so suddenly it almost hurt more than the pain. My chest tightened again, but this time it wasn’t just agony—it was something else.Relief mixed with d
Kai.I woke up gasping for breath and for a second, I didn’t know where I was.The smell of blood hit me first, but this time, it wasn't from my memory of the past. This one was real and it was coming from me. It was thick with a metallic taste in the air and in my mouth and I turned to my side as i
I had forgotten his name but he stood in front of me now, his face was pale as if he was shocked to see me. Like he hadn’t expected me.For a moment, neither of us moved. Then I noticed it as he raised his hand to tuck something in his pocket. Blood. Both of his hands were bloody and my heart droppe
Kai.I knew where I was the moment I saw the parking lot.Even before I looked down at my hands, smaller, younger, trembling, I knew I was back to where it all started, ten years ago.The air was thick with chaos, the distant sounds of shouting and crashing echoing from the field. Wolves clashed som
I turned away, biting my cheek. I didn’t know how to respond to that. No one had ever said something like that to me before. It wasn’t just a compliment. It was the way he said it. Like he actually saw me. We reached the lake moments later, and I gasped quietly. It was stunning. The water sparkled
But I wasn’t his anchor. I wasn’t supposed to be anyone’s.And definitely not his.My throat tightened as the memories returned, sharp and sudden like a blade pressing against skin. That night. That horrible night in Silverwood. I’d woken up with the scent of burning wood in my lungs and the sound o
“Yeah? And was snoring into my ear also adorable?” He gasped, mock-offended. “I don’t snore.” “You do. Like a lion.” Kai grinned. “That’s majestic.” I rolled my eyes again, but I was smiling this time. Something about him was starting to chip away at the wall I’d carefully built. It was annoyin
She gave me a look so flat I nearly laughed. “Yeah, no thanks. I think I’d rather do literally anything else. Like… walk barefoot through glass.”I chuckled. “Ouch. You sure know how to make a guy feel special.”“You’re not special,” she said, lifting a brow at me. “Just annoying.”“You say that a







