Freya could still feel his words long after silence returned between them.When I look at you, I never feel like I’m looking at a memory.The storm raged beyond the balcony, snow twisting violently across the mountains below, yet somehow the world felt painfully still around them. Eros stood close enough she could hear the steady rhythm of his breathing beneath the wind. Freya hated how much comfort that sound gave her now.She looked away first.“You shouldn’t say things like that.”“Why?”“Because you don’t understand what’s happening.”His expression barely changed. “Then explain it to me.”A bitter laugh escaped her softly. “If I could explain any of this, I wouldn’t be standing here questioning my own existence.”Eros remained silent for a moment before stepping beside her at the railing. Snow gathered against his dark hair while silver eyes remained fixed on the mountains ahead.“When Lealla disappeared,” he said quietly, “everyone expected me to move on eventually.”Freya’s che
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