"Miss me?" he murmured. My heart slammed against my ribs. This wasn’t possible. Nicholas was dead. And yet he was standing right in front of me. I took a shaky step back, my breathing uneven. My back hit the fitting room wall, my hands trembling against the fabric of the dress I hadn’t even finished putting on. He looked the same. Same sharp green eyes. Same messy dark hair. I blinked. Just for a second. Then I screamed. A raw, instinctive sound ripped from my throat as I stumbled backward, knocking over a chair. Footsteps pounded toward me. The fitting room door burst open. Ashley. She flicked the light switch on, flooding the room with brightness. "Astrid? What happened?" I gasped for air, whipping my head around. My heart was still hammering, my fing

