APRIL's POV
3 Years Ago...
I wandered the streets of a foreign country, utterly alone. Snow fell in delicate flurries, dusting the cobblestones as twinkling holiday lights hung between the buildings. It should have been beautiful, but all I could feel was the suffocating ache in my chest. I had no idea where I was going—just that I had to keep moving.
Christmas decorations lined every corner, storefronts glowing warmly, while my own thoughts felt colder than the icy air biting at my cheeks. Silas’ family was celebrating the holidays, and I knew how much he missed them. But I also knew why he hadn’t gone home in years.
It wasn’t his family keeping him away—it was Jade.
The thought of her still haunted him, and I couldn’t stand it. I hated the hold she had on him, even when she wasn’t a
