Elara's POV~I wouldn't have dared to leave my father alone. Every step out of that room felt like I was leaving the very last chance I had to see him alive. It was suffocating in there. It felt as though the temperature in the room had just turned colder. And each time someone walked through the door, the air got worse as it got thicker with the breaths of broken hearts or despair, and the scent of medicine.When Damien came out to follow me, he didn't say anything. The wind had cut through my hair as we got to his car. He sat in there, next to me, as I felt my chest tighten for some reason.The doors closed around us, the rest of the world shut out, and all that was left was the noise being made by the seat when we sat. I turned to face the window, where I could no longer make out even the shape of a tree as we sped by, and my brain howled in torment.“…My first life…” I began, my words were softer than I meant, but it was filled with pain. “When I had lost my parents, it felt as if
Last Updated : 2025-08-13
