PAST ALEXANDER’S POV: I was at the doctor's today. My health has been deteriorating by the day. I have been feeling weak and my body is shutting down. For once in my life, I am afraid of what’s coming my way. For once in my life, the fear of losing someone is squeezing my heart. For once, I want to live for years to come, until me and Ashk grow old together, watching the sun rise at our palace in Westshire. All the tests are done and now I am waiting for the results. I have seen death at a small age and yet survived when I didn’t want to. But now it’s different. I just want it to be something minor that can be resolved with a bunch of pills. Ashk’s first semester is over and now she has a three-month summer vacation. We were planning to go on a tour around Europe. Maybe death is not s

