I looked at Hadrian again— this beautiful, fragile creature sitting in front of me, shrinking into himself as though trying to disappear.“Hadrian,” I said softly, my voice trembling. “Is this true? Do you… hurt yourself?”For a moment, I thought he wouldn’t answer. The silence stretched, the kind t
AmberI closed the door behind us, shutting out the distant hum of music and laughter from downstairs.“Make yourselves comfortable,” I said quietly, pulling a chair closer to the bed while Ian and Hadrian sat together on the edge of the mattress.Hadrian’s posture was tense— knees pressed together,
Amber For a second, I thought my eyes were deceiving me. I even blinked a few times, half-convinced I was imagining it. But no, he was really here. They were both here, walking hand in hand toward me.Ian’s familiar warmth lit up his face as he smiled in that easy, radiant way he always did. The ma
If I wasn’t so irritated, I might have been impressed he’d managed to find that much wrapping paper.But all I could think about was the conversation that led to this moment—the one that now felt like a colossal mistake.Send me an invitation to Evalie’s party, he’d said, his tone dripping with thea
Amber I never thought that accepting that I loved someone would feel this heavy.With Ian, it had been… liberating, like stepping out of a cage I didn’t realize I was trapped in. It was light and freeing, a love that had felt warm and easy, like spring sunlight breaking through a winter sky.But wi
Amber She was the brightest star in the room, and the sight of her stole the breath from my lungs. Tears pricked my eyes before I could stop them, sliding down my cheeks.Because even as I stood there, clapping with everyone else, I could still remember the day she was born. As if it were yesterday