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Chapter 17: Eva Starts to Drift Away

Author: TOBBY SHORUNMU
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-08-01 22:34:08
Cassian—First Person, Past Tense

I knew something was wrong the moment Eva stopped looking me in the eye.

At first, I thought it was stress. The pressure of the agreement. The lingering fallout from the hospital scare with Liam. But no—this was different. She was withdrawing, piece by piece. Folding into herself like someone preparing to disappear.

I saw her one afternoon packing sweaters in the guest room—mine. Not hers. A quiet precision in her hands, the kind of folding you only do when you’re organizing your exit.

I leaned against the doorframe.

What’s going on with you?

She didn’t bat an eye, not even bothering to act surprised. “Just tidying up. It’s almost time, right?”

There it was again. That phrase.

I crossed my arms. “Time for what?”

She gave me a soft smile, the kind meant to pacify. “You said it was only a year, didn’t you?”

I didn’t reply. I couldn’t. My stomach twisted in knots. Her voice was airy, yet I could sense the underlying tension—the silent, urgent st
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