ELODIE’S POV
They sent me away before I could say anything else Before I could look at him again. Before I could hold onto that moment just a little longer. The door to my room closed behind me with a soft click, but it felt louder than anything else that had happened that night. My heart was still racing, my thoughts tangled, everything inside me unsettled in a way I couldn’t quiet.
Nathan was here, Not just in my thoughts. Not just in the memories I kept reaching for when everything felt too heavy. Here. Close. Real. I pressed my hand lightly against my chest, trying to steady my breathing, trying to make sense of the way everything had shifted in such a short time And then…
“You are shaking.”
I froze, the voice was quiet. Familiar. Too close. I turned slowly and there he was. Nathan
