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Chapter 8: The Ghost of the Past

Author: Frank J.P
last update Last Updated: 2025-09-02 14:47:21

Sienna

The knock on the door should have been nothing. Just a sound. Just wood against wood. But to me, it was the beginning of an earthquake.

When Jaxon opened the door, my world tilted.

She stood there like some impossible vision. Long blonde hair, bright blue eyes, a smile that could probably end wars. She was breathtaking like a memory that stepped out of a photograph. She was Ava. His ex. The girl who had come before me, the girl whose fingerprints were still all over him, whether he admitted it or not.

“Jaxon,” she whispered, her voice soft, almost breaking. “I’m here. I miss you.”

I froze. My breath locked in my chest like I’d swallowed glass. Jaxon froze too, but for him it was different. For me, it was fear. For him, it was… recognition.

And then she stepped inside. No hesitation, no permission asked. She walked right into our kitchen, arms open, face glowing with this desperate, terrible kind of longing.

The silence that followed was so loud it roared in my ears. My heart wa
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