“Burn them or give them away, whatever. They don’t belong to you anymore. Nothing from your old life does.”
I swallowed hard and nodded. We moved together to gather a small suitcase, and I helped him pick out a few new outfits while my mind raced with a strange feeling. This freedom... being sent away for a few days should have felt like relief. But instead, it left me strangely hollow.
I had told myself I wanted space, that I'd be happy if he told me to leave, but now that the freedom was being handed to me, it didn’t feel like freedom at all.
After packing, we headed out, and Kayde was wheeling the suitcase toward the stairs when a voice called out behind us.
“Inka, are you leaving?”
We both froze and turned to see Maggie walking toward us, her expression curious but warm. Kayde ans
