KAEL’S POV: I walked away from Aria, feeling guilty for leaving her like that. But I knew it was necessary. She needed space to think, to process everything that had happened. I could feel her eyes on me, boring into my back. I knew she was confused, scared, and maybe even a little angry. And I had just walked away like that, disappearing into the night, leaving her to wonder if she would ever see me again. I was only a distance away when I felt this sharp pain pierce through my chest, like a longing that was drawing me back to her. I cried out, taken aback by the intensity of the sensation. "What's happening to me?" I muttered, whilst clutching my chest. I stopped at the corner of the street, looking back over my shoulder. She was sitting on a bench, her head in her hands. My heart

