[Irene Miles’ POV]
After going through so much without the account of time, we finally were just a few steps away from the peak. Instead of happiness and victory, my heart was going through feelings I couldn’t explain in words. It was as if I was holding onto every second that I could stay by his side for a little longer. Just a second longer if I could.
Things between us looked vivid, but my vision of us wasn’t clear. Rather, as the fog became denser, it became more difficult to keep him in my sight. Even though he was walking beside me, I was losing track of him, as if he was slowly fading away and I could do nothing to stop it… to stop him.
The winds were wild and pierced through our clothes, skin and flesh chilling our bones. “We are almost there!” I heard his faint voice amongst th
