Forsaken
The second I clear the border, I put my nose flat to the ground and try to track his scent.
I knew his scent. I could never, ever forget it. Lucian’s scent always stood in stark contrast to his rough exterior, a warm, rosy fragrance that had always made my heart flutter. It was a scent he carried from the literal day he was born, back when I held him in my arms for the first time while he just lay there, silent and observant.