For years, I had been tormented by chronic migraines. What had always felt like magic was that whenever Mason was near, the pain would slowly fade, as if his mere presence provided me with relief. Perhaps that was why I had remained tethered to him for the past eight years, doing whatever I could to stay close, no matter how degrading it felt. Even without an official place in his life, I had found solace in simply being near him. To everyone around me, including Mason himself, it was obvious that I was hopelessly in love with him. That was, until one day, my migraines inexplicably vanished, leaving me free from the physical burden that had once bound me to him. In that instant, Mason seemed to regret everything.