The Day He Let Me Go, I Let Him Go Forever
A card read, "Mr. Falkner, the wedding band Ms. Seymour commissioned a year ago is now ready. Congratulations on your marriage."
Daniel's fingers twitched. The ring slipped away and struck the ground with a clear, ringing clink.
So Freya really had once meant to marry him—back when he still held all her love, before he made those mistakes.
A brutal pain tore through his chest, cutting his breath short, and he doubled over, gasping for breath.
A neighbor slowed, eyeing him. "Sir, the house is burned down. Are you waiting on someone?"
Daniel raised his head. Dusk glazed his pale face.