Chapter 13: The Consecutive Discoveries

SAGE

"So...That boy is your ex?" Esther asked, scrunching her nose in curiosity.

"Yes, he's more than that though, at least for me," I said, turning my head to look at the overlooking view of the woods as we'd decided to rest on the balcony of the villa on the second floor. The breeze of the fresh air soothingly calmed my troubled heart after I'd seen Ethan's state. However, I was more than relieved that he was alive and recovering. Val was with her brother as Vida had requested to talk to them about something private after we left Ethan in the clinic.

"Oh, you're still not over him? Yikes, Val would be devastated."

"No!" I denied her assumption immediately. "It's not like that. Ethan is just—He just helped me get through something traumatic. He was there when I'd decided to isolate myself——even from Gwen and Cayde. So he's important to me."

"Then why did you guys break up?" Esther asked further but then, she wavered. "Oh no, sorry. That's really not my business."

I shook my head. "No