When the Wind Blows, She Never Looks Back
“Wow, Sera, there are so many trees around your neighborhood.”
“Sera, how old do you think that tree is?”
“Sera—”
I brought my steps to a sudden halt.
Valen was standing beneath that same old scholar tree right outside my apartment building. He had leaned down quite a bit, and there was a tiny, jagged nick on his jawline from shaving.
The moment he caught sight of me, he took an instinctive step forward, only to freeze dead in his tracks.
Then, his gaze locked onto Rain, who was standing right behind me. Rain was effortlessly wheeling a suitcase in each hand while carrying my bright pink backpack slung over his shoulders—a stark, completely ridiculous contrast against his entirely black stre